
Jouk - Scots Language
Recently I heard a friend refer to “stuffing something up his jouk”, meaning he had, for lack of a carrier bag, tucked a small package up his t-shirt. This meaning only makes a relatively late, …
jouk | jook, v.² meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English …
What does the verb jouk mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb jouk, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation …
Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: jouk
Proverbial phr.: jouk an let the jaw gae by and variants (see quots.), lit. duck to avoid an oncoming wave (see Jaw), hence, act passively when trouble threatens, give way prudently to …
Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: sndns2218
JOUK, n.2 also jook, juke. Of something carried, hidden under one's jumper etc. Chiefly in phr. up one's jouk (s). (jouk Fif., Dmf.; jouks Ags., Edb., Gsw., Ayr., Dmf. 2000s). [Perh. conn. w. Jouk, …
Etymology of "Jook"
Lorenzo Turner identifies the roots of the term in the Gullah word "juk," which means infamous and disorderly. He traces the Gullah from its West African roots, in a Wolof word "jug," …
jouk - 百度百科
jouk,英语单词,主要用作名词、及物动词,作名词时译为“闪避;躲避”,作及物动词时译为“闪避;躲避”。 网页 新闻 贴吧 知道 网盘 图片 视频 地图 文库 资讯 采购 百科
JOUK Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of JOUK is duck, dodge.
Northern Ireland - Voices - BBC
2004年12月9日 · Jouk: Dodge, avoid. 'Keep thon curtains closed, ah'm tryin' til jook the rent man'. 'Geordie Best jouked past thee Arsenal players before he scored.' Note: not to be confused …
JOUK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Among the Scots, the word jouk led to the notion of joukery or jookery to describe underhanded dealing or trickery. Editors at the Oxford English Dictionary traced this particular phrase back …
Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: DOST :: jouk v
Jouk, v. Also: jouke, jouck, jowk(e, juke, juick, giukke. [Of obscure origin. Prob. a palatalized var. of Douk v. Only Sc.] 1. intr. To move the body quickly downward, to avoid a missile, a blow, or …