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hooky

[hook-ee] / ˈhʊk i /


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"Back in the early nineties, we brewed three beers, a mild, a bitter and Old Hooky," he said.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Ian and Debbie were staying at Ian’s mother’s at that stage, near Ayres Road in Moss Side, and me and Hooky went over to see him in person and gave him the job then.

From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2019

Hooky has charisma, Barney has charisma, the whole band has a joint charisma, but Ian’s charisma was unnerving and unsettling because of the physical things that he did on stage.

From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2019

For some reason I’ve never fathomed, it felt as if Hooky saw some kind of imagined competition going on inside the band.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2015

"It's Hooky Sam!" she cried, and in that moment leapt upon him.

From Peregrine's Progress by Farnol, Jeffery




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