What (who) is juke - definition
juke
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Juke (disambiguation)
To twitch uncontrolably. Akin to a seizure without the tongue swallowing. A juke will usually begin in the thumb of one hand and often occurs wile face down on the floor.
Cleatus didnt pull the 720 so he layed on the ramp and started to juke.
Cleatus didnt pull the 720 so he layed on the ramp and started to juke.
Juke
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Juke (disambiguation)
·noun The neck of a bird.
II. Juke ·vi To perch on anything, as birds do.
III. Juke ·vi To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head.
Juke joint
![Dancing at a juke joint outside [[Clarksdale, Mississippi]], in 1939](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/FSA Dancing JukeJoint.jpg?width=200 "Dancing at a juke joint outside [[Clarksdale, Mississippi]], in 1939")
![Label of 78-rpm gramophone record of "[[Livery Stable Blues]] – Fox Trot" (1917)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/VictorODJBLabel.jpg?width=200 "Label of 78-rpm gramophone record of \"[[Livery Stable Blues]] – Fox Trot\" (1917)")
VERNACULAR TERM FOR AN INFORMAL ESTABLISHMENT FEATURING MUSIC, DANCING, GAMBLING, AND DRINKING, PRIMARILY OPERATED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
Jook joint; Juke-joint; Jukejoint; Jookjoint; Jook-joint; Juke joints; Juke Joint
Juke joint (also Jook, Jook House, jukejoint, jook joint, or juke) is the vernacular term for an informal establishment featuring music, dancing, gambling, and drinking, primarily operated by African Americans in the southeastern United States. A juke joint may also be called a "barrelhouse".
Pronunciation examples for juke
1. One listened to juke joint music,
Southern Discomfort - A Memoir _ Tena Clark _ Talks at Google
2. And they use me as a juke-- well,
Life of an Immigrant Comedian _ Maz Jobrani _ Talks at Google
3. There's a popcorn machine, a bag of Ruffles, a juke box,
Kevin Coval _ Life and Death of an American Neighborhood _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of juke
1. He said he and his wife Laura had given Koizumi a juke–box as a gift.
2. Alice Russell featuring TM Juke Live & Quantic (DJ Set) –– Oct. 6 at 11:00 p.m.
3. Two eccentric buildings contain his collection of juke boxes, model trains, musical instruments and assorted memorabilia.
4. TM Juke Live Quantic (DJ Set) –– Party Time: Friday, Oct. 6 at 11:00 p.m.
5. Bezzerides‘ first film credit was "Juke Girl," a 1'42 story of migrant farmworkers starring Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan.