Deke (verb)Pronunciation
DEEK
Definition
To fake (an opponent) out of position
Example Sentence
Though not blessed in height, Julie was a formidable basketball player, able to deke past the defense with speed and agility.
Did you know?
According to Merriam Webster, "deke" originated as a shortened form of "decoy." Ernest Hemingway used "deke" as a noun referring to hunting decoys in his 1950 novel Across the River and into the Trees ("I offered to put the dekes out with him"). About a decade later, "deke" began appearing in ice-hockey contexts in Canadian print sources as both a verb and a noun ("the act of faking an opponent out of position").
According to Merriam Webster, "deke" originated as a shortened form of "decoy." Ernest Hemingway used "deke" as a noun referring to hunting decoys in his 1950 novel Across the River and into the Trees ("I offered to put the dekes out with him"). About a decade later, "deke" began appearing in ice-hockey contexts in Canadian print sources as both a verb and a noun ("the act of faking an opponent out of position").
I most often hear the word “deke” as my husband and his friends gloat about the tiny little football players circling left and right around their digital defenders across our big screen. Apparently the ability to punch a red circle button repeatedly is a highly sought after skill in the world of virtual pigskin.
I’m not sure. I usually choose to deke to another room.
Definition and pronunciation taken from Merriam-Webster.
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