Juke

Quick meaning: Juke is a noun meaning (Southern US, countable) A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution.

Meaning

(Southern US, countable) A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution.

More Meanings

1. (countable) Clipping of jukebox.
2. (uncountable, music) A genre of electronic music native to Chicago, noted for its fast, abstract rhythms; see footwork.
3. To play dance music, or to dance, in a juke.
4. To stab.
5. To thrust with the pelvis, in particular for sexual intercourse.
6. (intransitive) To deceive or outmaneuver someone using a feint, especially in American football or soccer.

Example Sentences

I want you to go juking with me... that's riding and stopping to drink and dance

‘Let's jouk’ is an invitation to dance, but ‘Let's go joukin’’ is a request for a date.

All Kouichi Furutono wanted to do was expose Japanese audiences to the skittering sounds of Chicago juke music.

"None of the Latinos liked him." "So now he's dead." "So go talk to the other ten thousand people could've juked him."

Word Forms

• jukes
• juking
• juked

Synonyms for juke

Depending on context, synonyms include barrelhouse, chef, chib, ching, chive, enthrill.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jook, jukey, juicer, juco, jigger, joint.

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