juke

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dʒuk/ UK /dʒuːk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to make a deceptive move to dodge an opponent

The running back juked the defender and sprinted into the end zone.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to make a deceptive move to... dodge feint sidestep fake dummy

Word family

Derived forms juking

Related forms jukebox

Etymology

American English, from Gullah 'juke, joog' ('disorderly, wicked'), probably from a West African language (compare Wolof 'dzug' 'to live wickedly'); the football sense developed from 'jook' meaning a sudden dodging movement.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# juke

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dʒuk/
**IPA (UK):** /dʒuːk/

## Meanings
1. to make a deceptive move to dodge an opponent

## Examples
- The running back juked the defender and sprinted into the end zone.

## Synonyms
- dodge
- feint
- sidestep
- fake
- dummy

## Derived Forms
- juking

## Related Forms
- jukebox

## Etymology
American English, from Gullah 'juke, joog' ('disorderly, wicked'), probably from a West African language (compare Wolof 'dzug' 'to live wickedly'); the football sense developed from 'jook' meaning a sudden dodging movement.

## AI Etymology
Juke is american English, from Gullah 'juke, joog' ('disorderly, wicked'), probably from a West African language (compare Wolof 'dzug' 'to live wickedly'); the football sense developed from 'jook' meaning a sudden dodging movement. The same word family includes juking, jukebox. Its current verb use means "to make a deceptive move to dodge an opponent".

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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