See jook in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "He poked me in the eye.",
"text": "'Im jook mi inna mi yeye.",
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"english": "Ouch! I stepped on a thorn.",
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"english": "She stabbed him with it.",
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"english": "Thrust twice.",
"text": "Jook two time.",
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"ref": "2018, Mark Wignall, “A sick hospital, carnival wine and Bible thumpers”, in The Jamaica Gleaner (in English):",
"text": "“He should have grabbed for the best mouldy carnival costume, selected his best wining partner and taken to the streets in an attempt to jook and jam his problems away. […]”",
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"(vulgar, slang) thrust with the pelvis (thrust)"
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"english": "When I fucked her with it, she cried out for Jesus.",
"text": "When mi jook har pum pum wid it, she bawl out fi Jeezas.",
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"(vulgar, slang) have sex, fuck (have sex)"
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"word": "jook"
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"english": "He poked me in the eye.",
"text": "'Im jook mi inna mi yeye.",
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"english": "Ouch! I stepped on a thorn.",
"literal_meaning": "A thorn pierced the sole of my foot.",
"text": "Ow! Macca jook mi (inna mi foot bottom).",
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"english": "I prodded him with the machete.",
"text": "I jook him wit' de cutlass.",
"translation": "I prodded him with the machete.",
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"english": "She stabbed him with it.",
"text": "Shi jook im wid it.",
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"english": "Thrust twice.",
"text": "Jook two time.",
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141
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"ref": "2018, Mark Wignall, “A sick hospital, carnival wine and Bible thumpers”, in The Jamaica Gleaner (in English):",
"text": "“He should have grabbed for the best mouldy carnival costume, selected his best wining partner and taken to the streets in an attempt to jook and jam his problems away. […]”",
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"english": "When I fucked her with it, she cried out for Jesus.",
"text": "When mi jook har pum pum wid it, she bawl out fi Jeezas.",
"translation": "When I fucked her with it, she cried out for Jesus.",
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