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jooks

jooks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jook.

Meaning of jook

Verb

jook (third-person singular simple present jooks, present participle jooking, simple past and past participle jooked)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) To 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

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Questions about jooks

What is jooks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Jooks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jook.

Words near jooks in the dictionary

  1. jooked
  2. jooker
  3. jookers
  4. jooking
  5. Jookraine
  6. jooks
  7. jool
  8. joola
  9. joolah
  10. joolahs
  11. joolas

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