jook
jook · jooks
A quick movement to evade somethingA quick movement to evade something.
/dʒuːk/
Meaning
6 sensesA quick movement to evade something.
A bow or curtsey.
(uncountable)Synonym of congee.
(Multicultural London English)Knife.
(Multicultural London English)Sexual intercourse.
(Scotland, informal)A shirtfront; the front of a jumper or T-shirt.
More definitions
- a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
- a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast
Origin
Unknown. Compare duck (“to lower the head or body”) or jink (“to make an evasive turn”). AUnknown. Compare duck (“to lower the head or body”) or jink (“to make an evasive turn”). Attested since the 16th century.
From Cantonese 粥 (zuk1) and Korean 죽 (juk). Doublet of zhou and juk.
From Jamaican Creole jook, from Fula jukka (“to poke”).
Unknown. Possibly related to Etymology 1, above. Compare Scots jouk (“(hidden under one's) jumper”).
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Forms
plural: jooksSynonyms
16 synonymsClose in meaning
- a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox:jukejuke jointjook jointjuke housejook house
- a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast:congee