jook

noun Slang.

1. juke joint.

noun, verb (used with or without object) Scot.

1. jouk.

noun

1. a sudden, elusive movement.

verb (used with or without object)

2. to dodge or duck.

verb

1. (tr) to poke or puncture (the skin)

noun

2. a jab or the resulting wound

verb

1. to duck or dodge

noun

2. a sudden evasive movement

v.

“dodge, duck,” 1510s, Scottish, of unknown origin. Related: Jooked; jooking.

v.

see jook.