サボる

サボる · saboru · JLPT N1 · verb-godan

to cut classes

🏫 サボる = サ(sabo) from sabotage: skipping work to undermine it, like a saboteur

Borrowed from English 'sabotage' via the verb サボタージュ, shortened to サボ plus る. Think of skipping class as quietly sabotaging your own duties.

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