juke

C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement

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.

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

Verbs of Movement

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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
- Verbs of Movement

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