uke

[ yook ]

noun

, Informal.

1. ukulele.

Word History and Origins

Origin of uke¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

There will be 15 ukes available; first come, first served.

From Seattle Times

Louie soon upgraded that toy ukulele — or “uke” for short — to a basic model.

From Washington Post

But building gourd ukes – that’s something he’s going to stick with for a while.

From Washington Times

“This year, I have no live students because our district is fully virtual. So, I decided to put the uke down and make a music video to send home to my students.”

From Fox News

“We never spent a million dollars on advertising or anything. Whether our uke pick or our bass pick, we made something that was cool and functional and really different from what was out there.”

From Washington Times