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juking

juking is the present participle and gerund of juke.

Meaning of juke

Verb (1)

juke (third-person singular simple present jukes, present participle juking, simple past and past participle juked)

  1. To play dance music, or to dance, in a juke.
    • ‘Let's jouk’ is an invitation to dance, but ‘Let's go joukin’’ is a request for a date.1941 December, Arthur K. Moore, “Jouk”, in American Speech, page 319

Verb (2)

juke (third-person singular simple present jukes, present participle juking, simple past and past participle juked)

  1. (slang) To hit.
  2. (slang) To stab.
    • "None of the Latinos liked him."
      "So now he's dead."
      "So go talk to the other ten thousand people could've juked him."1992, Ed McBain, Kiss
  3. (slang) To thrust with the pelvis, in particular for sexual intercourse.
    • Got a ratchet lil bitch and she from Inglewood
      I'm moving around, I do nothing but jugg
      I'm fucking these ho like a young nigga should
      And you'd do the same if you young niggas could2018, “Musty” (track 13), in Ohgeesy (lyrics), Shoreline Mafia (music), ShorelineDoThatShit (Rerelease)

Verb (3)

juke (third-person singular simple present jukes, present participle juking, simple past and past participle juked)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To deceive or outmaneuver someone using a feint, especially in American football or soccer.
    • Turning the Vikings'¯ blitz against them, Westbrook took a screen pass from Donovan McNabb, then juked and scooted 71 yards for a touchdown.2009 January 5, Pat Borzi, “Eagles Elude Vikings, but Giants Stand in the Way”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    dummy, deke
  2. (slang, transitive) To deceive or outmaneuver, using a feint.
    • The runner juked Connor, the runner juked Smith, and Severin centered on him; he was five yards out, he screamed, he was a yard out, he screamed, he hit the kid so hard that both of their helmets flew off their heads.2008, Anthony Swofford, Exit A

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Phrases with juking

Questions about juking

What is juking the present participle and gerund of?
Juking is the present participle and gerund of juke.

Words near juking in the dictionary

  1. Jukeses
  2. jukey
  3. jukeys
  4. jukie
  5. jukies
  6. juking
  7. juking time
  8. jukskei
  9. jukskeis
  10. juku
  11. jukujikun

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Adapted from Wiktionary: juking (page history and authors); juke (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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