where does the term wagging school come from
Truancy
There are a number of expressions in most of languages which refer to truancy . In South Africa , the slang used is bunking , mulling , skipping or jippo . In Jamaica , it is called skulling . In Guyana skulking . In Antigua and Barbuda , it is called skudding . In New Zealand and Australia truancy is called wagging , `` jigging '' , ditching , or skipping school . It is called bunking ( off ) or skiving or wagging in the United Kingdom , mitching , twagging , `` skiving '' or on the knock . In Wales , mitching or sagging . In Liverpool , bunking or cutting class , doggin , skiving , playing tickie or puggin . In Scotland , on the hop , on the bunk , mitching , beaking , skiving , doggin it or on the beak . In Ireland , mitching , on the hop , dossing , on the duck or skiving . In the United States and Canada expressions include hookey , playing hookey , ditching , dipping , jigging , sluffing , skipping , cutting class , or simply just cutting . In the city of St. John 's , the act of truancy is known amongst youths as pipping off , and truant students are described as being on the pip . In Trinidad and Tobago , it is referred to as breaking biche . In Singapore and Malaysia , it is referred to as fly . In the state of Utah a sluff is a commonly used word referring to a truancy . In Pakistan and India it is referred to as bunking . In South Korea , it is called ddaeng - ddaeng - i ( 땡땡이 ( 땡땡이 치다 ) ) . In Japan , It is called zuruyasumi . 
There are a number of expressions in most of languages which refer to truancy . In South Africa , the slang used is bunking , mulling , skipping or jippo . In Jamaica , it is called skulling . In Guyana skulking . In Antigua and Barbuda , it is called skudding . In New Zealand and Australia truancy is called wagging , `` jigging '' , ditching , or skipping school . It is called bunking ( off ) or skiving or wagging in the United Kingdom , mitching , twagging , `` skiving '' or on the knock . In Wales , mitching or sagging . In Liverpool , bunking or cutting class , doggin , skiving , playing tickie or puggin . In Scotland , on the hop , on the bunk , mitching , beaking , skiving , doggin it or on the beak . In Ireland , mitching , on the hop , dossing , on the duck or skiving . In the United States and Canada expressions include hookey , playing hookey , ditching , dipping , jigging , sluffing , skipping , cutting class , or simply just cutting . In the city of St. John 's , the act of truancy is known amongst youths as pipping off , and truant students are described as being on the pip . In Trinidad and Tobago , it is referred to as breaking biche . In Singapore and Malaysia , it is referred to as fly . In the state of Utah a sluff is a commonly used word referring to a truancy . In Pakistan and India it is referred to as bunking . In South Korea , it is called ddaeng - ddaeng - i ( 땡땡이 ( 땡땡이 치다 ) ) . In Japan , It is called zuruyasumi .
There are a number of expressions in most of languages which refer to truancy. In New Zealand and Australia truancy is called wagging.
There are a number of expressions in most of languages which refer to truancy . In New Zealand and Australia truancy is called wagging , `` jigging '' , ditching , or skipping school .