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[ jeyk ] / dʒeɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jake ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective Slang.satisfactory; OK; fine: Everything's jake with me. Origin of jake1First recorded in 1895–1900; origin uncertain Words nearby jakeJain, Jainism, Jaipur, Jajapura, Jakarta, jake, jakes, jakey, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease, Jakob-Creutzfeldt syndrome, Jakobson Definition for jake (2 of 3)[ jeyk ] / dʒeɪk /
noun Slang.a homemade or bootleg liquor made from or infused with Jamaica ginger, especially during Prohibition in the U.S. Also called jake leg, jake-leg paralysis. paralysis caused by drinking this or other liquor made with denatured alcohol. Origin of jake21925–30, Americanism; apparently alteration of Jamaica (ginger) Definition for jake (3 of 3)[ jeyk ] / dʒeɪk /
nouna male given name, form of Jacob. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jakeAnd The Sun Also Rises has Jake sexting Brett a picture of his war-damaged member. What Would Jane Eyre Sext?|Jennie Yabroff|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST This was supposed to be an End of Watch reunion, with Jake Gyllenhaal playing one of the princes. Anna Kendrick on Feminism, #GamerGate, and the Celebrity Hacking Attack|Marlow Stern|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST In 2010, Jake Holmes sued over “Dazed and Confused,” claiming it bore a strong resemblance to his own song of the same name. ‘No Stairway, Denied!’ Led Zeppelin Lawsuit Winds on Down the Road|Keith Phipps|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST I have cast the person out of my life who told me who Jake Ballard killed before I had a chance to watch the episode. Wait, We Actually LIKE Spoilers!?|Kevin Fallon|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the idea that Jake would even just realize he likes Amy was not just the act of telling a girl that he likes her. Imagine Andy Samberg as Your Best Man|Kevin Fallon|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Jake smiled quaintly as he fingered the coin with deliberation. Tales of Northumbria|Howard Pease As he watched the front of the truck, Jake, who stood a few feet to one side, leaned out and seized his shoulder. Brandon of the Engineers|Harold Bindloss Prue was enraptured, and Horace was despatched to Jake with the proffer of a magnificent opportunity. In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes His sulky had been drawn up before the gate for some time, and Jake Noyes had been lounging about the yard. Jerome, A Poor Man|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman He thought Jake knelt down and tried to lift him, but this brought on a stab of burning pain and he knew nothing more. Brandon of the Engineers|Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for jake
adjective Australian and NZ slangsatisfactory; all right she's jake everything is under control Word Origin for jakeprobably from the name Jake Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to jakebumpkin, lout, buffoon, clodhopper, boor, hillbilly, hayseed, yokel, hick, dolt, rube, oaf, bucolic, hind, blockhead, yahoo, gawk, chuff, rustic, peasant |