Meaning
To poke, prod, or prick repeatedly — the reduplication of 'juk' (to poke or jab), the doubling stressing many quick, repeated jabs. 'Stop jook-jook mi' means stop poking me over and over, and to 'jook-jook' at a thing is to jab at it again and again. It is also used of something full of little pricks or holes, riddled with small punctures. The word catches the busy, repeated motion of poking, whether a pestering finger, a needle, or a thorn-scratched skin.
Examples
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Di makka bush jook-jook mi all ova.
The thorn bush pricked me all over.
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Stop jook-jook mi wid yuh finger.
Stop poking me repeatedly with your finger.
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Di needle jook-jook di cloth.
The needle jabbed at the cloth again and again.
Origin
A reduplication of 'juk/jook' (to poke/jab), the doubling marking repeated action. See [[juk]].
How it’s used
Repeated poking/prodding; intensive of 'juk'. See [[juk]], [[everyweh-mi-tun-makka-juk-mi]].