noun
Meaning 1
A quick movement to evade something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
jook
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /dʒuːk/
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rhymes with -uːk
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Multicultural-London-English: /d͡ʒʊk/
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rhymes with -ʊk
noun
Meaning 2
A bow or curtsey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of congee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: Korean or Cantonese contexts
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Synonyms: congee
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Alternative form of juke (“roadside cafe or bar, esp. with dancing”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 5
Knife.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Multicultural-London-English
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ching, ying, bassy, rambo, pokey, chete, shank, nank, splash, splasher
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noun
Meaning 6
Sexual intercourse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Multicultural-London-English
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noun
Meaning 7
A shirtfront; the front of a jumper or T-shirt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, informal
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verb
Meaning 8
To dodge; to move quickly to avoid something or to hide; to dart away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland
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verb
Meaning 9
MLE form of juke (“to stab, to ching”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Multicultural-London-English, alt-of
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noun
Meaning 10
a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: juke, juke joint, jook joint, juke house, jook house
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: joint
noun
Meaning 11
a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: congee
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gruel
History
Etymology
Unknown. Compare duck (“to lower the head or body”) or jink (“to make an evasive turn”). Attested since the 16th century.
From Cantonese 粥 (zuk1) and Korean 죽 (juk). Doublet of zhou and juk.
From Gullah juke, jook, joog (“wicked, disorderly”).
From Jamaican Creole jook, from Fula jukka (“to poke”).
Unknown. Possibly related to Etymology 1, above. Compare Scots jouk (“(hidden under one's) jumper”).