juke

¹

[ jook ]

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.

juke

²

[ jook ]

noun

1. jukebox.

Word History and Origins

Origin of juke¹

Spelling variant of jouk

Origin of juke²

By shortening

Example Sentences

In the South, the city boys are free to drive and party at the boozy juke joint on Saturday nights.

From Washington Blade

Late arrivals had to stand along the walls, leaning against the juke box or the poker machines.

From The Daily Beast

So what were they doing before, to juke the stats, as they say on The Wire?

From The Daily Beast

But juke has become a worldwide underground scene, selling out clubs all over Europe.

From The Daily Beast

They claim juke has pulled minority youth away from crime, that it has been a major factor in Chicago's falling crime rate.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

At the bar, a laughing longshoreman pushed a five-centavo coin into the nickeled red juke box, pressed the "Bsame" button.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

Outside, juke boxes in three different open cafs on one street were playing three records with maximum volume.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• ditch
• duck
• elude
• escape
• evade
• fend off
• shuffle
• sidestep
• skirt