For working adults, the practice of using
PTO or sick
time to be absent (or
play "Hooky") from work for the sole purpose of attending a coordinated get-together with friends. Get-togethers can be described as having 2 or more individuals meet at a location of choice. Most likely involves day drinking (Day
Load).
A common slang word believed to originate in the Philadelphia area, namely the Southwest Philadelphia neighborhoods of The Meadows, Eastwick, and Penrose.