play the wag

verb

To play truant (be absent from school without permission).

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hop the wagwag itskive
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Meanings

verbplay the wag (third-person singular simple present plays the wag, present participle playing the wag, simple past and past participle played the wag)

present singular third person plays the wag · participle present playing the wag · participle past played the wag · past played the wag

  1. UKdatedidiomaticslangTo play truant (be absent from school without permission).

    […] that unaccountable luck that appears to always wait upon a boy when he plays the wag from school, and goes out fishing on a sunny afternoon, with a bit of string tied on to the end of a tree.

    1889, Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat […]

    Synonyms: hop the wag, wag it, skive

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo play truant (be absent from school without permission).

Similar
hop the wagwag itskive
Also see
wag it
Cite this entry
APA

play the wag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20the%20wag

MLA

“play the wag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20the%20wag. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “play the wag,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20the%20wag.

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