DUKE

Verb

duke (third-person singular simple present dukes, present participle duking, simple past and past participle duked)

1. 1. (transitive, informal) To hit or beat with the fists. quotations ▼

1. 2. (slang, transitive) To give cash to; to give a tip to. synonym ▲Synonym: tip

I duked him twenty dollars.

Derived terms

• duke in
• duke it
• duke it out
• duke out
• duke up

References

1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “dukes”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.