deke

English [edit]

Canadian. From decoy

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Deke (ice hockey)

Wikipedia deke (plural dekes)

(ice hockey) A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or other defender.
(ice hockey) A series of feints, fakes, or other moves made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or other defender.
(Canada, slang) A quick detour.

feint or fake

series of feints or fakes

deke (third-person singular simple present dekes, present participle deking, simple past and past participle deked)

(Canada) To avoid, go around, or dodge an object, person, or conversation topic; often by using trickery.
(in hockey) To execute a deke.

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