Jook vs Jock - What's the difference?
jook | jock |
(Scotland, northern England) To dodge; to move quickly to avoid something or to hide; to dart away.
*2008 , (James Kelman), Kieron Smith, Boy , Penguin 2009, p. 53:
*: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.
Congee.
*{{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 18, author=Mark Bittman, title=Your Morning Pizza, work=New York Times
, passage=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
(slang, rare, dated) The penis.
An athletic supporter worn by men to support the genitals especially during sports, a jockstrap.
(US, slang) A young male athlete (through college age).
(US, slang, pejorative) An enthusiastic athlete or sports fan, especially one with few other interests. A slow-witted person of large size and great physical strength. A pretty boy that shows off in sport.
(US, slang, computing) A specialist computer programmer
As nouns the difference between jook and jock
is that jook is congee or jook can be while jock is (uk|slang) a scot.As a verb jook
is (scotland|northern england) to dodge; to move quickly to avoid something or to hide; to dart away.As a proper noun jock is
a nickname.jook
English
Etymology 1
Origin unknown. Compare duck "to lower the head or body" or jink "to make an evasive turn". Attested since the sixteenth century.Verb
(en verb)Etymology 2
From (etyl)Noun
(-)citation
Quotations
(English Citations of "jook")Etymology 3
From (etyl) juke, jook,Derived terms
* (l) ----jock
English
Etymology 1
Unknown. Suggested to be a hypocoristic for John .Etymology 2
The computer slang meanings are derived from jockey. The athletic slang meanings in turn date from the middle 20th century and are simple abbreviations of jockstrap, which is in turn derived from the older slang meaning of jock itself, which dates from the 17th century, and whose etymology is unknown.Noun
(en noun)- usage note : Usually the noun is part of a noun phrase explicitly denoting the particular speciality, such as a "compiler jock" or a "systems jock". Usage of the word alone with this meaning is rare.