jook

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variant spelling of jouk

jook

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noun

ˈju̇k

plural -s

South

: juke joint

a jook from which she was trying to extricate her husband

—Marjorie K. Rawlings

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Gullah juke, joog disorderly

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