- bunk off
- verbplay truant from work or school-
The boy often plays hooky
• Syn: ↑play hooky• Usage Domain:• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s
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ˌbunk ˈoff [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bunk off he/she/it bunks off present participle bunking off past tense bunked off past participle bunked off] british informal phrasal verbto not go to school or work when you do not have a good reason for staying awayLee’s been suspended for bunking off school.
Thesaurus: attendance and non-attendance at school or universityhyponymMain entry: bunk* * *
bunk off [phrasal verb]We used to bunk off school as kids.
He bunked off early last Friday.
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ˌbunk ˈoff | ˌbunk off ˈschool/ˈwork derived(BrE, informal) to stay away from school or work when you should be there; to leave school or work early•
I'm going to bunk off this afternoon.
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She had bunked off work all week.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.