juke

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[ jook ]
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verb (used with object),juked, juk·ing.
  1. to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent).

noun
  1. a fake or feint, usually intended to deceive a defensive player.

Origin of juke

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Spelling variant of jouk

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juke2
[ jook ]

noun

Origin of juke

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By shortening

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How to use juke in a sentence

  • It was as if black culture was a juke joint in the woods that whites had to travel to in order to experience it.

  • At the moment they're slugging it out to see which one gets to levy a head tax on the juke boxes in this section.

  • Surely, so we are inclined to grumble, the taste was severe that led Mr. Ainger to dismiss juke Judkins.

    Obiter Dicta | Augustine Birrell
  • At the bar, a laughing longshoreman pushed a five-centavo coin into the nickeled red juke box, pressed the "Bsame" button.

    The Five Arrows | Allan Chase
  • Hall drank in the tableau, his eyes following Marina's every move, his ears deaf to the next record being played in the juke box.

    The Five Arrows | Allan Chase
  • Outside, juke boxes in three different open cafs on one street were playing three records with maximum volume.

    The Five Arrows | Allan Chase