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uke

[yook]

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noun Informal.

Origin of uke

by shortening

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Examples from the Web for uke

Historical Examples of uke

But Judy, can you imagine my uke sounding weird strains, under windows and behind closet doors?
Jane Allen: Center
Edith Bancroft
Personally, I feel I should have to use a can opener, but you know how popular the uke is now, Janie.
Jane Allen: Center
Edith Bancroft
Uke causes still produce like effects; in the same manner as in the mutual action of the elements and powers of nature.
A Treatise of Human Nature
David Hume

Word Origin and History for uke

short for ukulele, by 1915.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper