Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duke out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: duke out
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fight, especially with fists; to knock out (someone).

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Both perfect homes are destroyed—and yet the two men remain effectively passive, locked in hang-ups while assorted protégés and allies do all the duking out and legwork."
"How does the media love Twitter? Let us count the ways: as a tech platform practically indispensable to the work of newsgathering; as a metrics system designating clear numerical value to once-squishy concepts of popularity and esteem; as a gossip-fueled lunchroom of the elites more or less available for public participation; as an arena for duking out industry controversies ranging from #MeToo to opinions about opinion pages."

Etymology

From duke it out.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dukes out (present, singular) duking out (participle, present) duked out (participle, past) duked out (past)

Questions

What does duke out mean?: To fight, especially with fists; to knock out (someone).
Where does duke out come from?: From duke it out.

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