noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing hooky
Casual term for deliberately taking a day off from school or work when one should be present, often implying laziness or dishonesty. Can be used as a noun or with する.
彼は今日、ズル休みしてゲームをしている。
He's skipping school today and playing video games.
ズル休みはよくないよ。
Playing hooky isn't good, you know.
Standard katakana-kanji mixed spelling; the most common written form.
Hiragana-kanji mixed spelling; also seen, but less common than the katakana form.
Rarely used kanji form; the kanji 狡 is not standard for this word.
Combination of ずる (from 狡い, 'sly' or 'cunning') and 休み ('rest' or 'absence'). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely emerged as a colloquial expression for a sly or dishonest day off.