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Webster 1913 Edition


Hooky

Hook′y

(hoŏk′y̆)
,
Adj.
Full of hooks; pertaining to hooks.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hooky

HOOK'Y

,
Adj.
Full of hooks; pertaining to hooks.

Definition 2024


hooky

hooky

English

Noun

hooky (uncountable)

  1. Absence from school or work. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
    Let's play hooky and go to the mall.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From hook + -y

Adjective

hooky (comparative hookier, superlative hookiest)

  1. Full of hooks.
  2. Shaped like a hook.