jook

Other forms: jooks

Definitions of jook
  1. noun
    a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
    synonyms: jook house, jook joint, juke, juke house, juke joint
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    type of:
    joint
    a disreputable place of entertainment
  2. noun
    an Asian rice porridge, usually eaten for breakfast
    synonyms: congee
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    type of:
    gruel
    a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
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