ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Jake

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /dʒeɪk/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Jake is an adjective meaning (US) A juvenile male turkey.

Meaning

(US) A juvenile male turkey.

More Meanings

  1. (US, slang, uncountable) Jamaica ginger.
  2. A Discordian prank involving a large number of people sending bizarre letters or parcels to a targeted individual.
  3. (US, slang) A rustic; a yokel.
  4. (transitive) To play a Discordian prank on (somebody), involving a large number of people sending bizarre letters or parcels to that person.
  5. (slang) Adequate; satisfactory; acceptable.
  6. (slang, especially New York, Chicago, MTE, MLE) A police officer, a law enforcement officer (sometimes especially one on foot rather than in a patrol car).

Example Sentences

And I ain't trying to see no highway chase with Jake
‘What do you care? Just keep your nose clean and everything will be jake.’
I never worry that your love is fake / I'm free and easy and I'm feelin' jake
A radio is a box, a razor blade is a ox / fat diamonds is rocks and jakes is cops.

Word Forms

Synonyms for jake

Depending on context, synonyms include alphabet, barney, beatsman, bizzie, bluebottle, bluecoat.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include outhouse, privy, rob, acad, wheel, jean.

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