jook
Definition of jook
variant spelling of jouk
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jook
Definition of jook
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South
: juke joint a jook from which she was trying to extricate her husband — Marjorie K. Rawlings
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Origin and Etymology of jook
Gullah juke, joog disorderly — more at juke joint
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