deke
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9.2
A trick move in sports to fool an opponent, often in ice hockey
- noun
- /diːk/
- Jargon
:
finta
- With a quick deke, he fooled the goalie and shot the puck into the net.
- a triple deke
- make the deke
Examples
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The player used a clever deke to get past the defender and score a goal.
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"Pavel Datsyuk pulled his famous deke on goaltender Tomas Vokoun and made him look silly," Kierszkowski said.
Blog text (30) -
After pulling a nice deke, he had a wide open net to salt the game away and shot wide.
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She practiced her deke so she could outsmart her opponents during the game.
Synonyms
changeup
vsdeke
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5.3
A sudden change in plan to surprise an opponent
is a specific quick deceptive physical feint used to trick an opponent
How Deceptive
deke
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9.2
- Jargon
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9.2
juke
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9.5
- Jargon
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9.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Deke probably comes from the word decoy, which means 'to lure'. So a deke (a fake move in sports) is like a small 'lure' used to trick an opponent.