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jook

jook
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jook, joo k]
    • /dʒuk, dʒʊk/
    • /dʒˈʊk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jook, joo k]
    • /dʒuk, dʒʊk/

Definitions of jook word

  • noun jook a sudden, elusive movement. 1
  • noun jook (Scotland, northern England) To dodge; to move quickly to avoid something or to hide; to dart away. 1
  • verb jook to poke or puncture (the skin) 0
  • noun jook a jab or the resulting wound 0

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Origin of jook

First appearance:

before 1510
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1510-20; apparently variant of duck2

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Parts of speech for Jook

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jook popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

jook usage trend in Literature

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