1. deke - Noun
2. deke - Verb
3. Deke - Proper noun
(ice hockey) A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.
As in hockey, a fake or other move to confuse other players on a team.
(Canada, slang) A quick detour.
(Canada) To avoid, go around, or dodge an object, person, or conversation topic; often by using trickery.
(ice hockey) To execute a deke in ice hockey or other sports.
Deke
A male given name.
Deke (plural Dekes)
(US, slang) A member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, founded at Yale College in 1844.
Deke looked at her through a wash of tears. Student. That fed look, the oversize sweatshirt, teeth so straight and white they could be used as a credit reference. William Gibson
As Deke lists off all the members of his band/amateur S.H.I.E.L.D. team (Roxy Glass, “The Chang Gang,” Olga Pachinko and Cricket), there are name text boxes that resemble font. Source: Internet
Darts player Wayne Mardle used the song as his walk-on song. citation The Sammy Davis Jr. version of the theme song was recorded by Los Straitjackets with Deke Dickerson and released in 2014. Source: Internet
Deke Slayton called Armstrong on September 13, 1962, and asked whether he would be interested in joining the NASA Astronaut Corps as part of what the press dubbed "the New Nine " without hesitation, Armstrong said yes. Source: Internet
A passionate athlete, Deke has completed five Ironman 70.3’s and several half marathons. Source: Internet
The 130-mark capped a week and an ongoing summer of “very strange” weather, said Deke Arndt, director of the National Weather Service’s Center for Weather and Climate and former chairman of the U.S. national weather extremes committee. Source: Internet