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Noun: juke  jook
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. A small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
    "They spent the evening at a lively juke joint on the outskirts of town"; "They stopped at a juke house for some food and live music on their road trip through the South";
    - jook [N. Amer], juke joint [N. Amer], jook joint [N. Amer], juke house [N. Amer], jook house [N. Amer]
     
  2. (football) a deceptive move made by a football player
    "His juke left the defender stumbling";
    - fake
Verb: juke  jook
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Deceive by a mock action
    "The midfielder juked to shoot";
    - feint

Derived forms: juked, juking, jukes

Type of: assume, dummy, feign, feint, joint [informal], sham, simulate

Encyclopedia: Juke