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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Playing hooky #142397 04/24/2005 6:45 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC From the Online Etymology Dictionary: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=hooky 1848, Amer.Eng. (New York City), from Du. hoekje "hide and seek," or from hook it, 14c., "make off, run away," originally "depart, proceed." 10 TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Playing hooky Father Steve 04/24/2005 3:30 PM Re: Playing hooky TEd Remington 04/24/2005 6:45 PM Re: Playing hooky Father Steve 04/24/2005 7:05 PM Re: Playing hooky Elizabeth Creith 04/24/2005 8:30 PM Re: Playing hooky Elizabeth Creith 04/24/2005 8:31 PM Re: Playing hooky Father Steve 04/24/2005 11:55 PM Re: Playing hooky maverick 04/25/2005 8:42 AM Re: Playing hooky Faldage 04/25/2005 10:16 AM Re: Playing hooky maverick 04/25/2005 10:36 AM Re: Playing hooky Faldage 04/25/2005 10:39 AM Re: Playing hooky maverick 04/25/2005 11:12 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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