"wuk" meaning in English

See wuk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wuk (uncountable)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of work, representing African-American Vernacular English. (AAVE) Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, uncountable Alternative form of: work (extra: AAVE), representing African-American Vernacular English (extra: AAVE)
    Sense id: en-wuk-en-noun-8vWomvcd Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48

Verb

Forms: wuk [present, singular, third-person], wukkin' [participle, present], wukked [participle, past], wukked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|wuk|wukkin'|wukked}} wuk (third-person singular simple present wuk, present participle wukkin', simple past and past participle wukked)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of work, representing African-American Vernacular English. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: work, representing African-American Vernacular English
    Sense id: en-wuk-en-verb-xEov8u8G Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48

Inflected forms

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