shook1
/ʃʊk
/verb
past of shake.
adjective informal
1 (shook up) Emotionally or physically disturbed; upset: she looks pretty shook up from the letter...
- Young children, I know the firefighters, the original responders, they are shook up.
- I think he was shook up and might have a bit of whiplash.
- He was very shook up, but managing well - I would have expected no less from Pat's son.
2 (shook on) Australian /NZ Keen on; enthusiastic about: those stories you read about where two blokes get shook on the same sheila
Rhymes
shook2
/ʃʊk/noun North American
A set of components ready for assembly into a box or cask.
Origin
Late 18th century: of unknown origin.
- field general
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