<![CDATA[Morning word pondering: is the verb "deke" a Canadianism?]]>Morning word pondering: is the verb "deke" a Canadianism?

Common usage examples:
"The cat was chasing me and I deked him out."

"I was in the area anyway so I deked into the 7Eleven for a bag of chips."

The likely origin domain is hockey as in…
"Lafleur deked around the defenseman and put it into the net."

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/6a6798a2-8347-4f04-a3f9-1eb03ce1fe92/morning-word-pondering-is-the-verb-deke-a-canadianismRSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 03:56:39 GMTTue, 28 Apr 2026 13:14:34 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Morning word pondering: is the verb "deke" a Canadianism? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:31:28 GMT]]>@octothorpe @troublewithwords interesting!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ottaross/statuses/116482578088614035https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ottaross/statuses/116482578088614035Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:31:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Morning word pondering: is the verb "deke" a Canadianism? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:31:16 GMT]]>@Brendan aha, interesting. A nucleus of usage gradually spreading in the community.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ottaross/statuses/116482577330369143https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ottaross/statuses/116482577330369143Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:31:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Morning word pondering: is the verb "deke" a Canadianism? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:29:29 GMT]]>@ottaross Also, can’t help thinking your choice of example — Lafleur — is indicative of us both being of a certain vintage. 😬

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/tantramar/statuses/116482570318524994https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/tantramar/statuses/116482570318524994Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:29:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Morning word pondering: is the verb "deke" a Canadianism? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:29:27 GMT]]>@EdwinG it means al something like: "to employ quick unpredictable moves," as in when a player in a game maneuvers around an opponent.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ottaross/statuses/116482570183005905https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ottaross/statuses/116482570183005905Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:29:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Morning word pondering: is the verb "deke" a Canadianism? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:27:54 GMT]]>@ottaross First time I hear of it.

What’s it supposed to mean? 🤔

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/users/EdwinG/statuses/116482564050657290https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/users/EdwinG/statuses/116482564050657290Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:27:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Morning word pondering: is the verb "deke" a Canadianism? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:20:25 GMT]]>@tantramar I recall the same. Funny, nowadays how often it involves pet interactions. 😂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ottaross/statuses/116482534651139002https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ottaross/statuses/116482534651139002Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:20:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Morning word pondering: is the verb "deke" a Canadianism? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:20:01 GMT]]>@ottaross I have heard it in New England north of Boston. It seems to only proliferate here in communities with a strong hockey tradition

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zenarca.de/users/Brendan/statuses/116482533042516908https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zenarca.de/users/Brendan/statuses/116482533042516908Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:20:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Morning word pondering: is the verb "deke" a Canadianism? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:19:07 GMT]]>@mayintoronto yes, seems that way. Social media - the great cultural influencer.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ottaross/statuses/116482529551443565https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ottaross/statuses/116482529551443565Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:19:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Morning word pondering: is the verb "deke" a Canadianism? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:18:28 GMT]]>@ottaross @troublewithwords I’ve heard/used the term here in the US, but yes, in a hockey adjacent context, so… maybe??

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/octothorpe/statuses/116482526984674069https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/octothorpe/statuses/116482526984674069Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:18:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Morning word pondering: is the verb "deke" a Canadianism? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:18:18 GMT]]>@ottaross Certainly in regular usage among my childhood cohort in New Brunswick; mainly in the context of hockey, of course.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/tantramar/statuses/116482526299719537https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/tantramar/statuses/116482526299719537Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:18:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Morning word pondering: is the verb "deke" a Canadianism? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:16:01 GMT]]>@ottaross I think so, but if we use it enough, it'll spread into the internet like all the other Canadian and Toronto-isms that have caught on with the young'uns.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/mayintoronto/statuses/116482517358427246https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/mayintoronto/statuses/116482517358427246Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:16:01 GMT