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minus-squareriquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up74arrow-down1·2 months agoHad to look up that word! Truant is someone who skips school.
minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months 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-up5·2 months 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-up3·2 months agoFirst one. And the latter.
minus-squareAngryRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months 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-up4·2 months 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 😊