cut class

cut class

To miss class, usually intentionally and without a legitimate reason. I can't possibly sit through another class today, so let's just cut class and go to the beach.

See also: class, cut

cut class

 and cut school

to skip a school class or a day of school without an excuse. As a joke, one day all the students cut their math class and went to lunch. Jane was grounded after she cut school last Friday.

See also: class, cut

cut class

Absent oneself from a class or other, usually mandatory event, as in If he cuts one more class he'll fail the course. [Late 1700s]

See also: class, cut