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Hooley vs Hookey - What's the difference?

hooley | hookey |

As nouns the difference between hooley and hookey

is that hooley is (ireland) a party; an evening of traditional music and dance while hookey is truancy, especially from school.

hooley

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Ireland) A party; an evening of traditional music and dance.
  • *2002 , Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea , Vintage 2003, p. 88:
  • *:At a family gathering, a wake or a Christmas hooley , other children would step forward to sing a rhyme or dance a hornpipe.
  • A strong wind or gale, as in blowing a hooley

    • See also

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    hookey

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • truancy, especially from school.