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minus-squareriquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up72·2 days agoHad to look up that word! Truant is someone who skips school.
minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 hours agoYeah no shit, lol. Either these people aren’t native English speakers or our education system has gone to shit.
minus-squareriquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·16 hours agoWe just called it “skipping school”. Native English speaker here. I do remember the Alien Ant Farm album “Truant” but never knew what it meant until now.
minus-squareprenatal_confusion@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 hours agoFirst one. And the latter.
minus-squareAngryRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 hours agoIt really explains why 2 of my 3 nephews have dropped out of high school. The 3rd starts high school in the fall, and I expect him to follo2 his brothers’ footsteps. Of course, theyre in Idaho, and education is particularly hated there…
minus-squareDyskolos@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·20 hours agoThanks for saving me from looking it up 😊
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Had to look up that word! Truant is someone who skips school.
Christ, I’m old…
Yeah no shit, lol. Either these people aren’t native English speakers or our education system has gone to shit.
We just called it “skipping school”. Native English speaker here.
I do remember the Alien Ant Farm album “Truant” but never knew what it meant until now.
First one. And the latter.
It really explains why 2 of my 3 nephews have dropped out of high school. The 3rd starts high school in the fall, and I expect him to follo2 his brothers’ footsteps. Of course, theyre in Idaho, and education is particularly hated there…
Thanks for saving me from looking it up 😊