jux

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Jux^¹

proper noun

A surname.

jux^²

Where it comes from

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

verb juxes · juxing · juxed

New York City, slang, transitive To rob or mug (someone). Jux me, I'll have your mama picking out your casket, bastard.

noun juxes

New York City, slang A robbery or mugging. 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.

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@misc{jux_2026,
  title = {jux},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jux},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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