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jook¹

  • /dʒuːk/ UK

Rhymes with -uːk

Where it comes from

Unknown. Compare duck (“to lower the head or body”) or jink (“to make an evasive turn”). Attested since the 16th century.

verb jooks · jooking · jooked

  1. Northern England, Scotland To dodge; to move quickly to avoid something or to hide; to dart away. So ye were on the ground and ye just ran round and jooked through the men going up the stairs, some walking, some running, and if ye got into there nobody could get ye.

noun jooks

  1. A quick movement to evade something. Defendant then ran forward to kick him (witness) and he gave a "jook." Defendant was very unruly, and used bad language.
  2. A bow or curtsey.

jook²

Where it comes from

From Cantonese 粥 (zuk1) and Korean 죽 (juk). Doublet of zhou and juk.

noun

  1. uncountable Synonym of congee. [Zuko (Dante Basco):] What's that smell? [Iroh (Mako):] It's jook. I'm sure you wouldn't like it.

    Similar: congee

jook³

Where it comes from

From Gullah juke, jook, joog (“wicked, disorderly”).

noun jooks

  1. alternative Alternative form of juke (“roadside cafe or bar, esp. with dancing”). ‘Bet heʼs hanginʼ round some jook or ʼnother.’

jook⁴

  • /d͡ʒʊk/ Multicultural London English

Rhymes with -ʊk

Where it comes from

From Jamaican Creole jook, from Fula jukka (“to poke”).

verb jooks · jooking · jooked

  1. Multicultural London English MLE form of juke (“to stab, to ching”).

noun jooks

  1. Multicultural London English Knife. Make man run when I back this jook Chef man up but ain’t no cook

    Similar: ching, ying, bassy, rambo, pokey, chete, shank, nank, splash, splasher

  2. Multicultural London English Sexual intercourse. But, if she's already been sent around like a zoot, then I ain't feelin the roach but (Roach) Don't think I'll turn her down, all that means that she not wifeyable, I'll still get the one jook now

jook⁵

Where it comes from

Unknown. Possibly related to Etymology 1, above. Compare Scots jouk (“(hidden under one's) jumper”).

noun jooks · juke

  1. Scotland, informal A shirtfront; the front of a jumper or T-shirt.

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Chicago

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@misc{jook_2026,
  title = {jook},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jook},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}