JOOK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jook mean? 

• JOOK (noun)
  The noun JOOK has 2 senses:

1. a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast

2. a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox

  Familiarity information: JOOK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JOOK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

congee; jook

Hypernyms ("jook" is a kind of...):

gruel (a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

jook; jook house; jook joint; juke; juke house; juke joint

Hypernyms ("jook" is a kind of...):

joint (a disreputable place of entertainment)