adjective General Slang

Shook

/ʃʊk/ · adjective · slang

Shocked, rattled, or badly shaken — caught off guard emotionally.

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Definitions

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To be deeply surprised or thrown off by something. Being "shook" means a moment hit you hard enough to leave you stunned.

“That plot twist had me shook.”
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2

Used as an exclamation of disbelief — "I'm shook" reacts to surprising news.

“They're breaking up? I'm shook.”
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Can also mean scared or nervous, as in too rattled to act.

“He was too shook to even respond.”
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Shook In A Sentence

The ending left the whole theater shook.
She read the message and was visibly shook.
Honestly shook that it actually worked.

Origin & Usage

"Shook" as slang for scared or shaken has roots in AAVE and was cemented in hip-hop by Mobb Deep's 1995 "Shook Ones." The "shocked/surprised" sense spread widely via Gen-Z internet culture.

Variants Shook upShookethBig shook
Tags #aave#gen-z#internet#hip-hop

People Also Ask

What does shook mean in slang?

Shook means shocked, rattled, or badly shaken — caught off guard emotionally.

Where did shook come from?

It has AAVE roots and was popularized in hip-hop by Mobb Deep's 1995 "Shook Ones," later spreading via Gen-Z internet culture.

Does shook mean scared or surprised?

Both — it originally leaned toward scared or rattled, while the modern internet sense often means very surprised.

How do you use shook in a sentence?

For example: "that twist had me shook" — meaning it shocked you.

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