See jook in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2009 February 18, Mark Bittman, “Your Morning Pizza”, in New York Times:",
"text": "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[…]",
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"ref": "1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Virago Press (2018), page 121:",
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"ref": "2021 April 21, MJ & Earna (lyrics and music), “Baejing”, 1:14–1:18:",
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"word": "pokey"
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"word": "splash"
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"word": "splasher"
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"ref": "2006 July 1, “Grim” (track 8), in Jme featured by Wiley (lyrics), Eskiboy: Da 2nd Phaze:",
"text": "But, if she's already been sent around like a zoot, then I ain't feelin the roach but (Roach)\nDon't think I'll turn her down, all that means that she not wifeyable, I'll still get the one jook now",
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