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duke in

duke in verb: to vouch for (someone), thus allowing them to join a gang, buy contraband from or otherwise be treated as trustworthy by criminal elements; to have been introduced to important people.

Verb

duke in (third-person singular simple present dukes in, present participle duking in, simple past and past participle duked in)

  1. (slang) To vouch for (someone), thus allowing them to join a gang, buy contraband from or otherwise be treated as trustworthy by criminal elements; to have been introduced to important people.
    • I duked you in, and you're gonna betray them!
    • You got duked in to the elite.

Forms of duke in

third-person singular presentdukes in
present participleduking in
past participleduked in
pastduked in

Questions about duke in

What does duke in mean?
Duke in means to vouch for (someone), thus allowing them to join a gang, buy contraband from or otherwise be treated as trustworthy by criminal elements; to have been introduced to important people.
What part of speech is duke in?
Duke in is a verb.
What is the past tense of duke in?
The past tense of duke in is duked in.

Words near duke in in the dictionary

  1. Duke blue
  2. Duke blues
  3. duke cherries
  4. duke cherry
  5. Duke City
  6. duke in
  7. duke it out
  8. Duke of Burgundy
  9. Duke of Edinburgh
  10. Duke of Exeter's daughter
  11. Duke of Norfolk's Island

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