Unknown. Compare duck (“to lower the head or body”) or jink (“to make an evasive turn”). Attested since the 16th century.
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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. 1882 April 20, “A Row in a Coalpit”, in Whitehaven News:
Unknown. Compare duck (“to lower the head or body”) or jink (“to make an evasive turn”). Attested since the 16th century.
Meanings
(Northern-England, Scotland) 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. 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 53:
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jook en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
From Cantonese 粥 (zuk1) and Korean 죽 (juk). Doublet of zhou and juk.
Meanings
(qualifier:Korean or Cantonese contexts, uncountable) 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[…] 2009 February 18, Mark Bittman, “Your Morning Pizza”, in New York Times:
[Zuko (Dante Basco):] What's that smell?
[Iroh (Mako):] It's jook. I'm sure you wouldn't like it. 2006 December 1, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, “The Guru” (1:29 from the start), in Giancarlo Volpe, director, Avatar: The Last Airbender, season 2 (Book Two: Earth), episode 19, spoken by Zuko and Iroh (Dante Basco and Mako):
From Jamaican Creole jook, from Fula jukka (“to poke”).
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(Multicultural-London-English) Knife.
Make man run when I back this jook
Chef man up but ain’t no cook 2021 April 21, MJ & Earna, “Baejing”, 1:14–1:18:
(Multicultural-London-English) Sexual intercourse.
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 2006 July 1, “Grim” (track 8), in Jme featured by Wiley (lyrics), Eskiboy: Da 2nd Phaze: