What does "jook" mean?
A quick movement to evade something.
Jook
/d͡ʒʊk/ noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A quick movement to evade something.
- Grammar: jook is listed as noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: bar, boogie, club, congee.
- Useful contrasts: cease, formal restaurant, halt.
- Usage evidence: So ye were on the ground and ye just ran round and jooked through the men going up the stairs, some walking, some running, and if ye got into there nobody could get ye.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A quick movement to evade something.
"Defendant then ran forward to kick him (witness) and he gave a "jook." Defendant was very unruly, and used bad language."
- 2 Synonym of congee. uncountable
"Or it could be that I’ve traveled enough to learn the joys of jook, the Chinese rice porridge also known as congee, which is among my favorite ways to start the day even when seasoned with nothing more than scallions, soy and chopped peanuts[…]"
- 3 Alternative form of juke (“roadside cafe or bar, esp. with dancing”). alt-of, alternative
"‘Bet heʼs hanginʼ round some jook or ʼnother.’"
- 4 Knife. Multicultural-London-English
"Make man run when I back this jook Chef man up but ain’t no cook"
- 5 A shirtfront; the front of a jumper or T-shirt. Scotland, informal
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- 6 a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox wordnet
- 7 A bow or curtsey.
- 8 Sexual intercourse. Multicultural-London-English
"But, if she's already been sent around like a zoot, then I ain't feelin the roach but (Roach) Don't think I'll turn her down, all that means that she not wifeyable, I'll still get the one jook now"
- 9 a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast wordnet
Verb
- 1 To dodge; to move quickly to avoid something or to hide; to dart away. Northern-England, Scotland
"So ye were on the ground and ye just ran round and jooked through the men going up the stairs, some walking, some running, and if ye got into there nobody could get ye."
- 2 MLE form of juke (“to stab, to ching”). Multicultural-London-English, alt-of
Example
"So ye were on the ground and ye just ran round and jooked through the men going up the stairs, some walking, some running, and if ye got into there nobody could get ye."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "jook"?
Common synonyms include: bar, boogie, club, congee, dance, dive.
How do you use "jook" in a sentence?
So ye were on the ground and ye just ran round and jooked through the men going up the stairs, some walking, some running, and if ye got into there nobody could get ye.
How do you pronounce "jook"?
Pronounced /d͡ʒʊk/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Unknown. Compare duck (“to lower the head or body”) or jink (“to make an evasive turn”). Attested since the 16th century.
Etymology 2
From Cantonese 粥 (zuk1) and Korean 죽 (juk). Doublet of zhou and juk.
Etymology 3
From Gullah juke, jook, joog (“wicked, disorderly”).
Etymology 4
From Jamaican Creole jook, from Fula jukka (“to poke”).
Etymology 5
Unknown. Possibly related to Etymology 1, above. Compare Scots jouk (“(hidden under one's) jumper”).