juke

verb

ˈjük 

juked; juking

transitive verb

: to fake out of position (as in football)

intransitive verb

: to juke someone

Synonyms

• evade
• dodge

Examples of juke in a Sentence

He juked a couple of defenders and scored.

She juked and weaved around the defense.

Recent Examples on the Web

In the first half of Baylor's 48-7 win at CPA, the five-star junior running back juked a defender and smoothly hurdled clean over another on his way to the end zone, but the hurdle — which isn't allowed in high school football — drew a penalty which negated the play. —Jacob Shames, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025

Another massive stop in the red zone after Jonathan Taylor juked half the Broncos defense out of its cleats on a long run. —Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025

Gaines was responsible for the big first run, and Sherrod the next two, which included a great cutback to juke a defender on the scoring play. —Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025

Napolitano’s claims came as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also accused Chicago of juking its homicide statistics, without evidence. —Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

probably alteration of English dialect jouk to cheat, deceive

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Phrases Containing juke

• juke joint

Rhymes for juke

• fluke
• kook
• luc
• luke
• nuke
• puke
• souk
• spook
• archduke
• rebuke
• caoutchouc