juke

¹

[jook]

verb (used with object)

juked, juking 

1. to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent).

noun

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

juke

²

[jook]

noun

1. jukebox.

Word History and Origins

Origin of juke¹

Spelling variant of jouk

Origin of juke²

By shortening

Example Sentences

“Sinners,” set in 1932, stars Michael B. Jordan in a dual performance as twin bootleggers Smoke and Stack, who return from Chicago to their Mississippi home to open a juke joint.

From Salon

The newly undead Mississippi folks dance along, but it’s different from Sammie’s juke joint rapture — unnatural and jerky, even as they keep the rhythm.

From Salon

But players don’t juke the same way their tackle counterparts can, wide receiver Ja’Deion High said.

From Los Angeles Times

The juke joint in Clarksdale, Mississippi is one of the last of its kind in the region, a landmark for a bygone era of American music.

From BBC

Not long after Sammie returns us to Earth, the contrast to this dream state shows up at the juke joint’s door — three white strangers asking to join the party.

From Salon

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