uke

noun

ˈyük 

: ukulele

Examples of uke in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Perhaps the uke community has an America First contingent made up of ukulele isolationists. — Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025

At $120, the Avalon blows a souvenir shop uke out of the water while still being affordable compared to other professional models. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Nov. 2025

Torstenson says the 14-instrument (counting the uke) theft is the most significant Fret Shop’s endured in recent memory. — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 6 July 2022

Its current players are Peter Brooke Turner, who plays soprano ukulele; Ben Hales and his baritone ukulele; Ben Rouse on tenor uke; Leisa Rea on concert and soprano ukulele; Guy Hargreaves on concert ukulele; Laura Currie on tenor ukulele and Laurie Higgins on bass. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

uke

noun

ˈyük 

: ukulele