Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jux

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: jux
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

verb

To rob or mug (someone).

Slang; Transitive verb

noun

A robbery or mugging.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Jux me, I'll have your mama picking out your casket, bastard."
"'And jux everybody in sight,' Iacone murmured."
"He called a meeting at The Lodge and informed everyone that there would be no more juxes for a while. They all had enough money to hold them down."

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole jooks (“a robbery”), from Fula jukka (“to poke”).

Word Breakdown

Root: jukka

Usage

Inflected Forms

juxes (present, singular) juxing (participle, present) juxed (participle, past) juxed (past) juxes (plural)

Questions

What does jux mean?: A surname.
Where does jux come from?: Borrowed from Jamaican Creole jooks (“a robbery”), from Fula jukka (“to poke”).

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