I'm Going to Skip Class Today: Meaning & Usage

Meaning 1：skip class (I'm going to skip class today)

I'm going to skip class today 🔊

/aɪm ˈɡoʊɪŋ tə skɪp klæs təˈdeɪ/

phrase

To say you plan to miss or not attend the class that you should go to.

Student texting about skipping class while looking at clock

skip class 🔊

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/skɪp klæs/

phrase

To deliberately not attend a class or lecture, often for rest or leisure.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Skip (to leap) + class (division). Intentionally miss a lesson.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a stone skipping over a pond – you're skipping over class time, avoiding the water's surface.

📖 Example

I'm so tired after the concert last night, I'm going to skip class today and catch up on sleep. 🔊 I'm so tired after the concert last night, I'm going to skip class today and catch up on sleep.

🔗 Collocations

skip class – to miss a class intentionally

skip school – to miss a day of school without permission

skip a lecture – to not attend a specific lecture

🔄 Synonyms

ditch class (phrase) – to intentionally miss a class, often used in informal American English

play hooky (phrase) – to stay away from school without permission, often for fun

cut class (phrase) – to deliberately not attend a class, similar to skipping

🚫 Antonyms

attend class (phrase) – to be present at a class as required

go to class (phrase) – to physically go to the classroom for a lesson

show up to class (phrase) – to arrive at and participate in a class

📖 Cultural Story

The phrase 'skip class' emerged in early 20th-century American schools. 'Skip' originally meant 'to jump over'; applying it to missing a lesson became popular in student slang, implying a deliberate and lighthearted avoidance.