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duking in

duking in is the present participle and gerund of duke in.

Meaning of duke in

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!

Questions about duking in

What is duking in the present participle and gerund of?
Duking in is the present participle and gerund of duke in.

Words near duking in in the dictionary

  1. Dukhobors
  2. Dukhobortsy
  3. dukicide
  4. Dukinfield
  5. duking
  6. duking in
  7. duking it out
  8. duking out
  9. duking up
  10. dukkah
  11. dukkeripen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: duking in (page history and authors); duke in (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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