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juke; jug verb- to stab UK
- The 41-year-old was repeatedly knifed when he confronted a group of rowdy youths outside a Young Christians meeting. One of the teenage attackers was allegedly heard boasting, “I juked him.” — The Express, p. 15, 30 October 2009
- to dance in a boisterous fashion US, 1933
It is theorised that the word, today only recognised in the formation JUKE BOX - Now the big black guy said something, grinning, and the whores laughed and started juking around, feeling something about to happen. — Elmore Leonard, Switch, p. 23, 1978
- to fool, to trick US, 1873
- Aw, Franchot, who you think you juggin’ by tryin’ to be so hard? — Nathan Heard, Howard Street, p. 30, 1968
- Call Wilhite and Narco more dangerous; call me a bent cop juking their meal ticket. — James Ellroy, White Jazz, p. 57, 1992
- to hit US, 1872
- “I’ll jug you,” he yelled, “by God, I’ll jug you.” — Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, p. 274, 1947
- to avoid a blow UK, 1513
Circus and carnival usage. - — Don Wilmeth, The Language of American Popular Entertainment, p. 148, 1981
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