HOOKY

truancy, hooky

(noun) failure to attend (especially school)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

hooky (uncountable)

Absence from school or work.

Etymology 2

Adjective

hooky (comparative hookier, superlative hookiest)

Full of hooks.

Shaped like a hook.

Anagrams

• hokyo

Source: Wiktionary


Hook"y, a.

Definition: Full of hooks; pertaining to hooks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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IMPROVISED

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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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