jook

present singular third person jooks · participle present jooking · participle past jooked · past jooked

1. Northern EnglandScotlandTo dodge; to move quickly to avoid something or to hide; to dart away.

   So ye were on the ground and ye just ran round and jooked through the men going up the stairs, some walking, some running, and if ye got into there nobody could get ye.

   2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 53

plural jooks

1. A quick movement to evade something.

   Defendant then ran forward to kick him (witness) and he gave a "jook." Defendant was very unruly, and used bad language.

   1882 April 20, “A Row in a Coalpit”, in Whitehaven News

2. A bow or curtsey.

1. uncountableKorean or Cantonese contextsSynonym of congee.

   [Zuko (Dante Basco):] What's that smell? [Iroh (Mako):] It's jook. I'm sure you wouldn't like it.

   2006 December 1, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, “The Guru” (1:29 from the start), in Giancarlo Volpe, director, Avatar: The Last Airbender, season 2 (Book Two: Earth), episode 19, spoken by Zuko and Iroh (Dante Basco and Mako)

   1 more example

   Or it could be that I’ve traveled enough to learn the joys of jook, the Chinese rice porridge also known as congee, which is among my favorite ways to start the day even when seasoned with nothing more than scallions, soy and chopped peanuts[…]

   2009 February 18, Mark Bittman, “Your Morning Pizza”, in New York Times

   Synonyms: congee

plural jooks

1. alternativeAlternative form of juke (“roadside cafe or bar, esp. with dancing”).

   ‘Bet heʼs hanginʼ round some jook or ʼnother.’

   1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Virago Press (2018), page 121

present singular third person jooks · participle present jooking · participle past jooked · past jooked

1. Multicultural London EnglishMLE form of juke (“to stab, to ching”).

plural jooks

1. Multicultural London EnglishKnife.

   Make man run when I back this jook Chef man up but ain’t no cook

   2021 April 21, MJ & Earna, “Baejing”, 1:14–1:18

   Synonyms: ching, ying, bassy, rambo, pokey, chete, shank, nank

2. Multicultural London EnglishSexual intercourse.

   But, if she's already been sent around like a zoot, then I ain't feelin the roach but (Roach) Don't think I'll turn her down, all that means that she not wifeyable, I'll still get the one jook now

   2006 July 1, “Grim” (track 8), in Jme featured by Wiley (lyrics), Eskiboy: Da 2nd Phaze

plural jooks · alternative juke

1. ScotlandinformalA shirtfront; the front of a jumper or T-shirt.