How to pronounce puck
American English pronunciation
PUK
- IPA
- /ˈpʌk/
- Syllables
- PUK (1 syllable)
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What puck means
The hard rubber disk players hit in ice hockey
In a sentence: She slapped the puck across the ice and into the net.
Where it comes from: No one is sure where this meaning came from. It may come from a word for a hit in hurling, an Irish stick game, and it may be linked to poke.
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