Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [jahk, jawk]
- /dʒɑk, dʒɔk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [jahk, jawk]
- /dʒɑk, dʒɔk/
Definitions of jauk word
- verb without object jauk to dally; dawdle. 1
- verb jauk to dawdle or waste time 0
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Origin of jauk
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Jauk
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jauk popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.