Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

juke

/d͡ʒuːk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: juke
IPA: /d͡ʒuːk/

15

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution.

Countable

noun

Clipping of jukebox.

Countable

noun

A genre of electronic music native to Chicago, noted for its fast, abstract rhythms; see footwork.

Uncountable

verb

To play dance music, or to dance, in a juke.

verb

To hit.

Slang

verb

To stab.

Slang

verb

To thrust with the pelvis, in particular for sexual intercourse.

Slang

verb

To deceive or outmaneuver someone using a feint, especially in American football or soccer.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"The juke played five times for a quarter and she never wearied of tapping. Nor did she tire of the same record five times in a row; she was too indolent to select more than one number."
"All Kouichi Furutono wanted to do was expose Japanese audiences to the skittering sounds of Chicago juke music."
"‘Let's jouk’ is an invitation to dance, but ‘Let's go joukin’’ is a request for a date."
"I want you to go juking with me... that's riding and stopping to drink and dance"
""None of the Latinos liked him." "So now he's dead." "So go talk to the other ten thousand people could've juked him.""
"On the internet that night Asghar told a friend: "I'll bang him and then f*** it man, might as well juke [stab] him up tomorrow.""

Etymology

From Gullah juke, jook, joog (“wicked, disorderly”) (compare Wolof and Bambara dzug (“unsavory”)).

Word Breakdown

Root: juke, jouk, deuk

Usage

Inflected Forms

jukes (plural) jukes (present, singular) juking (participle, present) juked (participle, past) juked (past) jook (alternative) jugg (alternative)

Derived Forms

jukebox outjuke

Phrases

juke joint juke organ

Synonyms

chef chib ching chive enthrill foin gore gride jab job juke kebab

Homonyms

jook (some senses) duke (yod-coalescence)

Rhymes With

duke luke nuke puke fluke rebuke spook baruch dubuque kook tuk souk

Questions

How do you pronounce juke?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒuːk/.
What does juke mean?: A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution.
Where does juke come from?: From Gullah juke, jook, joog (“wicked, disorderly”) (compare Wolof and Bambara dzug (“unsavory”)).

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