skive

I can skive off for a few hours.

I skived off school.

I decided to skive off school and tell my mum I had a bad headache.

Um, she hated school so she skived off a lot.

" If Snape's teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts again, I'm skiving off, "

Yes, in British English we usually say 'skive' or 'skive off' or 'bunk off'

Skiving? It means they're bunking their lesson.

For example, Don't tell mum I skived off school.

" Hogwarts prefects surely don't wish to skive off lessons? "

" You can't skive off Divination, " said Hermione severely.

Skiving is when you don't go to school or work when you should.

" I'll give you undercover! " cried Mrs Figg, " Dementors, you useless, skiving sneak thief! "

For example, he says he's too ill to come to work, but I think he's skiving.