Other forms: deked; deking; dekes
A good deke fakes out your opponent — like a tricky move that fools a goalie into thinking you're going to hit an ice hockey puck one way, but then you go the other!
The word deke originated in ice hockey, but it's since spread into many other sports. In football, a quarterback might deke by mimicking the motion of throwing the ball in one direction, but then instead throwing it in another. A good deke misdirects an opponent, getting them to commit to moving to the wrong spot. The word deke is used as both a noun and a verb: You can deke ("fake out") an opponent with a clever deke ("a fake-out").