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3 lettersPronunciation /juːk/Part of speech nounSorted ekuStarts with UEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a small guitar having four strings

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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!

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