juke

Meanings

Noun

• A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution.
• A feint.
• The neck of a bird.

Verb

• to play dance music, or to dance, in a juke
• to hit
• to stab
• To deceive or outmaneuver someone using a feint, especially in American football or soccer
• To deceive or outmaneuver, using a feint.
• To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head.
• To manipulate deceptively.

Related

Similar words

• barrelhouse
• juke house
• juke joint

Origin

• From Gullah juke, jook, joog (compare Wolof and Bambara dzug).
• From Jamaican Creole jook.
• From Middle English jowken ("bend")