JUKE N. AMER.


Meaning of JUKE N. AMER. in English

juke N. Amer.

informal

■ noun (also juke joint ) a roadhouse, nightclub, or bar, especially one providing food, drinks, and music for dancing.

■ verb

1》 dance, especially to the music of a jukebox.

2》 (in sport) make a sham move to mislead an opponent.

↘move in a zigzag fashion: I juked down an alley.

Origin

1930s: from Gullah juke 'disorderly'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.