jook

Meanings

Verb

• To dodge; to move quickly to avoid something or to hide; to dart away.
• Alternative of juke

Noun

• A quick movement to evade something.
• A bow or curtsey.
• Congee.
• Alternative of juke.
• Knife.
• A shirtfront; the front of a jumper or T-shirt.

Origin

• Origin unknown. Compare duck or jink. Attested since the 16th century.
• From Cantonese 粥 and Korean 죽. zhou.
• From Gullah juke, jook, joog
• From Jamaican Creole jook, from Fula jukka.
• Unknown. Possibly related to Etymology 1, above. Compare Scots jouk ("(hidden under one's) jumper").