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jukes

jukes is the plural of juke.

Meaning of juke

Noun (1)

juke (countable and uncountable, plural jukes)

  1. (Southern US, countable) A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution.
  2. (uncountable) A genre of electronic music native to Chicago, noted for its fast, abstract rhythms; see footwork.
    • All Kouichi Furutono wanted to do was expose Japanese audiences to the skittering sounds of Chicago juke music.2018 October 5, Patrick St. Michel, “The Inventive World of Japan’s Juke and Footwork Scene”, in Bandcamp Daily

Noun (2)

juke (plural jukes)

  1. (slang) A feint.
    Synonyms:
    dummy, deke
  2. (slang) The neck of a bird.

See all 13 meanings of juke

Proper noun capitalized: Jukes

Jukes (plural Jukeses)

  1. A surname.

Forms of jukes

pluralJukeses

Questions about jukes

What does jukes mean?
Jukes means a surname.
What is jukes the plural of?
Jukes is the plural of juke.
What part of speech is jukes?
Jukes is a proper noun.

Words near jukes in the dictionary

  1. jukeboxing
  2. jukeboxlike
  3. juked
  4. jukehouse
  5. jukehouses
  6. jukes
  7. Jukeses
  8. jukey
  9. jukeys
  10. jukie
  11. jukies

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