jook

jook · verb, noun¹

Unknown. Compare duck (“to lower the head or body”) or jink (“to make an evasive turn”). Attested since the 16th century.

jook · noun²

1. Korean · borrowed from죽
2. Cantonese · borrowed from粥
3. English todayjook

From Cantonese 粥 (zuk1) and Korean 죽 (juk). Doublet of zhou and juk.

jook · noun³

1. Gullah · derived fromjuke
2. English todayjook

From Gullah juke, jook, joog (“wicked, disorderly”).

jook · verb, noun⁴

1. Fula · derived fromjukka“to poke”
2. Jamaican Creole · borrowed fromjook
3. English todayjook

From Jamaican Creole jook, from Fula jukka (“to poke”).

jook · noun⁵

Unknown. Possibly related to Etymology 1, above. Compare Scots jouk (“(hidden under one's) jumper”).

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