The hop

v.

Heard in Mayo

To leave school or a lesson without permission.

In use

Lets bate innercity on the hop.

Posh English

Let us abscond from the inner city school without leave.

  • HopA dance or hop, an evening out dancing.
  • Hop the wallA term used by boarders in Farranferris when they went out over the college wall to the…
  • On da hopTo sneak out of school during lessons.
  • On the hopPlaying truant. Avoiding school.
  • Hop onTo attack or fight someone.
  • Much hopLittle to no reaction, response, or encouraging feedback from a person.