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Juked vs Joked - What's the difference?

juked | joked |

As verbs the difference between juked and joked

is that juked is (juke) while joked is (joke).

juked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (juke)

    • juke

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) juke, jook, ).(Lorenzo Dow Turner), “West African Survivals in the Vocabulary of Gullah” (Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Modern Language Association, 1938)Will McGuire, “Dzug, Dzog, Dzugu, Jook, Juke”, Time, vol. 35, no. 5 (1940), p. 12

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (southern US) A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution.
    • Synonyms
    * barrelhouse * juke joint
    See also
    * (l)

    Verb

    (juk)
  • to play dance music, or to dance, in a juke

    • Derived terms

    *jukebox *juke joint

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Verb

    (juk)
  • To deceive or outmaneuver (someone) using a feint, especially in American football or soccer
  • *{{quote-news, 2009, January 5, Pat Borzi, Eagles Elude Vikings, but Giants Stand in the Way, New York Times citation
    • , passage=Turning the Vikings'¯ blitz against them, Westbrook took a screen pass from Donovan McNabb , then juked and scooted 71 yards for a touchdown. }}
  • To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head.
  • * L'Estrange
    • The money merchant was so proud of his trust that he went juking and tossing of his head.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A feint.
  • The neck of a bird.

    • Etymology 3

    Verb

    (juk)
  • (prison slang) To stab.
  • * 1992 , Ed McBain, Kiss
    • "None'' of the Latinos liked him."
    "So now he's dead."
    "So go talk to the ''other     ten thousand people could've juked him."
  • * 2007 , Teenager filmed by friend as he stabbed 16-year-old student to death'' (in ''Mail Online , 9 February 2007) [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-435076/Teenager-filmed-friend-stabbed-16-year-old-student-death.html]
    • On the internet that night Asghar told a friend: "I'll bang him and then f*** it man, might as well juke [stab] him up tomorrow."
  • * 2012 , Russell Banks, Book of Jamaica
    • He beat me up a couple of times, and I got scared, so one night when he started up again, I just juked him. Three times in the chest, and it still didn't kill him! But I had to go to jail for a whole year.

    References

    joked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (joke)

    • joke

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An amusing story.
  • * Gay
    • Or witty joke our airy senses moves / To pleasant laughter.
  • Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
    • It was a joke !
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Enclose whole downs in walls, 'tis all a joke .
  • (figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
  • (figuratively) A worthless thing or person.
    • Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke .
    The president was a joke .

    Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "joke": old, bad, inside, poor, silly, funny, lame, hilarious, stupid, offensive.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * bad joke * standing joke * knock-knock joke * light bulb joke * practical joke

    Related terms

    * jocular

    Coordinate terms

    * comedy * limerick * parody * pun

    Verb

    (jok)
  • To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
    • I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking .
  • (dated) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.
    • to joke a comrade

    Related terms

    * joker

    See also

    * jeer * mock ----