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jook
/dʒuːk/
noun 7verb 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
round
VERB + JOOK
back, gave, get
JOOK + NOUN
chef, chinese, defendant, man, nother, rice
PREP.
up
Definitions
verb
1
To dodge; to move quickly to avoid something or to hide; to dart away.
So ye were on the ground and ye just ran round and jooked through the men going up the stairs, some walking, some running, and if ye got into there nobody could get ye.
noun
1
A quick movement to evade something.
Defendant then ran forward to kick him (witness) and he gave a "jook." Defendant was very unruly, and used bad language.
2
A bow or curtsey.
noun
1
Synonym of congee.
Or it could be that I’ve traveled enough to learn the joys of jook, the Chinese rice porridge also known as congee, which is among my favorite ways to start the day even when seasoned with nothing more than scallions, soy and chopped peanuts[…]
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So ye were on the ground and ye just ran round and jooked through the men going up the stairs, some walking, some running, and if ye got into there nobody could get ye.
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Defendant then ran forward to kick him (witness) and he gave a "jook." Defendant was very unruly, and used bad language.
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Or it could be that I’ve traveled enough to learn the joys of jook, the Chinese rice porridge also known as congee, which is among my favorite ways to start the day even when seasoned with nothing mor
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‘Bet heʼs hanginʼ round some jook or ʼnother.’
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Make man run when I back this jook Chef man up but ain’t no cook
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But, if she's already been sent around like a zoot, then I ain't feelin the roach but (Roach) Don't think I'll turn her down, all that means that she not wifeyable, I'll still get the one jook now
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