"uke" meaning in English

See uke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /juːk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uke.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ukes [plural]
Rhymes: -uːk Head templates: {{en-noun}} uke (plural ukes)
  1. (informal) Clipping of ukulele. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: ukulele Categories (topical): LGBT, String instruments Derived forms: banjo uke
    Sense id: en-uke-en-noun-d18PIhNF Disambiguation of LGBT: 41 27 32 Disambiguation of String instruments: 58 25 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 31 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 30 16 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 58 24 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈuːke/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uke2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ukes [plural], uke [plural]
Rhymes: -uːke Etymology: From Japanese 受け (uke), derived from the verb 受ける (ukeru, “to receive, to get”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ja|受け|tr=uke}} Japanese 受け (uke), {{m|ja|受ける||to receive, to get|tr=ukeru}} 受ける (ukeru, “to receive, to get”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|uke}} uke (plural ukes or uke)
  1. (judo, martial arts) The training partner against whom tori performs a move. Categories (topical): Judo, Martial arts, People
    Sense id: en-uke-en-noun-r6rDEnRC Disambiguation of People: 9 43 48 Topics: government, hobbies, judo, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  2. (Japanese fiction, fandom slang) A passive or submissive male fictional character in a same-sex relationship; a bottom. Tags: Japanese, slang Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Japanese fiction, Male people, People, Stock characters
    Sense id: en-uke-en-noun-Q-fdbLmb Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 12 14 74 Disambiguation of Japanese fiction: 6 14 79 Disambiguation of Male people: 13 17 71 Disambiguation of People: 9 43 48 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 26 17 57 Topics: fiction, lifestyle, literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for uke meaning in English (6.9kB)

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