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BUNK OFF

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bunk off mean? 

BUNK OFF (verb)
  The verb BUNK OFF has 1 sense:

1. play truant from work or schoolplay

  Familiarity information: BUNK OFF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BUNK OFF (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Play truant from work or school

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

bunk off; play hooky

Context example:

The boy often plays hooky

Hypernyms (to "bunk off" is one way to...):

cut; skip (intentionally fail to attend)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s


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