Meanings
jux1
present singular third person juxes · participle present juxing · participle past juxed · past juxed
- New York CityslangtransitiveTo rob or mug (someone).
'And jux everybody in sight,' Iacone murmured.
2008, Richard Price, Lush Life, New York, N.Y.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux1 more example
Jux me, I'll have your mama picking out your casket, bastard.
2003, “What Up Gangsta”, in Curtis Jackson, Rob Tewlow (lyrics), Reef Tewlow (music), Get Rich or Die Tryin', performed by 50 Cent, New York City: Shady Records
plural juxes
- New York CityslangA robbery or mugging.
He called a meeting at The Lodge and informed everyone that there would be no more juxes for a while. They all had enough money to hold them down.
2010, Frank C. Matthews, Respect the Jux, New York, N.Y. […]: Pocket Books/Karen Hunter Publishing, published 2012, →ISBN, page 75
Jux2
- A surname.
Origin
- Fulajukka“to poke”
- Jamaican Creolejooks“a robbery”
- Englishjux
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole jooks (“a robbery”), from Fula jukka (“to poke”).
More words from Jamaican Creole, Fula
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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