St. Lucia

You can hear 'Human Nature' all over our song 'Elevate.' It's an amazing song. That hooky arpeggio in the beginning is great. Unlike most Michael Jackson ballads, even though I'm a huge Michael Jackson fan, this song is kind of restrained. It's not a huge, crazy song you can dance to - it's just this beautiful piece of music.

South African Musician

Xzibit

What I miss is a time when hip-hop music had integrity; there was some kind of message. Not in all the music, because it's not for that, but there was at least something that got through that had some content that was sensible and positive, not just hooky junk-food rap.

American Musician

India Arie

In Denver, all we really had was pop radio, so I grew up on all that late '70s pop stuff - Billy Joel, James Taylor, Lionel Richie, Elton John, Steve Miller and Toto. Great love songs and really hooky and melodic music - I have all of that stuff in my heart.

Jerry Rice

This is how I started playing: I was playing hooky one day, and the coach and the principal walked up behind me. They scared me, and I ran, and they noticed I could run really fast. They wanted me to come out for the football team.

American Athlete

Nile Rodgers

I would play hooky from school and spend all day in the movie theaters. Consequently, I learned satire in all its subtle forms.

My favorite subjects was science and math. But as I got older, I was hanging out cutting class, going to hooky parties.

Olivia Wilde

I used to play hooky from school so I could watch cooking shows.

American Actress

Carlene Carter

I like things all shined up and rocking with hooky pop choruses.

Rachel Platten

I like structure, cool, hip songs, and fun, hooky music.

Used in casual situations, often among friends discussing absent peers or personal plans.

Informal Usage

Implies disapproval or guilt; it's a mischievous or wrong thing to do.

Negative Connotation

Often associated with rebellious youth seeking fun or freedom.

Youthful Rebellion

Often used to describe features with a quirky or notable curve, adding to a thing’s uniqueness.

Descriptive Imagery

Slang term for shapes, not widely used in formal descriptions of objects or people.

Slang for Shape

Can refer to a physical attribute, often one that is endearing or characterful.

Physical Attributes

 that um and i'd you know i was doing it and years later charlie is still doing but how did a teenage photographer go from playing hooky to taking pictures all over the world peter gwyn and this is overheard at

Legends of Kingfishers,...

 And yes, it's true, the government can track us through our cell phones, but if I want to go to get an abortion, or attend a political meeting, or even just call in sick and play hooky and go to the beach

Hooky