juke

¹

[jook]Football.

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verb (used with object), juked, juk·ing.

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

noun

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

Origin of juke

¹

spelling variant of jouk

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Related Words for juked

skirt, avoid, evade, bypass, duck, fudge, deceive, outfox, outmaneuver, baffle, outdo, circumvent, bamboozle, shuffle, sidestep, elude, escape, ditch, hinder, prevent

Examples from the Web for juked

Contemporary Examples of juked

Then, the Texas Tribune revealed her campaign had “juked the numbers.”
Wendy Davis's Fundraising Fiasco
Ben Jacobs
July 17, 2014

Word Origin and History for juked

juke

n.

"roadhouse," 1935; see jukebox.

juke

v.

"to duck, dodge, feint," by 1971, variant of jook (q.v.). Related: Juked; juking.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper