uke
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- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 3
/juːk/
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/juːk/ · /ˈuːke/
Definition of uke
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of ukulele.
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noun
- (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of ukulele.
- The training partner against whom tori performs a move.
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(Japanese, slang)A passive or submissive male fictional character in a same-sex relationship; a bottom.
“Yaoi uke in fanfics often bear the brunt of stereotypical "negative female characteristics" such as passivity, helplessness, and masochism.”
“You'd rather have Sebas be an uke?”
“Shizuku is so, so, so cute! I love him as an uke so much I can't stand it!”
- (colloquial)A Ukrainian.
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Etymology
From Japanese 受け (uke), the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 受(う)ける (ukeru, “to receive, to get”).
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