"jooks" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Noun

Etymology: From Fula jukka. Etymology templates: {{derived|jam|ff|jukka}} Fula jukka Head templates: {{head|jam|noun}} jooks
  1. A robbery, especially one involving a weapon.
    Sense id: en-jooks-jam-noun-eDB8n8HD Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header: 50 39 11

Verb

Etymology: From Fula jukka. Etymology templates: {{derived|jam|ff|jukka}} Fula jukka Head templates: {{head|jam|verb}} jooks
  1. To stay on point.
    Sense id: en-jooks-jam-verb-F5ZmNpBW
  2. To tarry.
    Sense id: en-jooks-jam-verb-YFpfWAyw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jux

Download JSON data for jooks meaning in Jamaican Creole (1.9kB)

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