Green’s Dictionary of Slang

a trick, a dodge, whether physical or mental.

1973		Csonka & Kiick Always on the Run 49: Just a juke to hit the hole, then I go straight for the hole.
1977		Time 5 Dec. 76: Pruit puts on ‘a lot of jukes and lateral movement’ so that he does not get hit head on.
1998		Source Oct. 3: Some sweet jukes just waiting to shred it.