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    Patwa headword

    Juks

    /JUKS/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Stab / Trick"
    Definition
    A stab wound, or being conned/robbed.
    Example
    "Him get a juks on the street."
    Origin
    Derived from juk.

    As a slang term, Juks is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.