jake
/dʒeɪk/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A police officer, a law enforcement officer (sometimes especially one on foot rather than in a patrol car).
Countable; Slang; Uncountable
noun
A Discordian prank involving a large number of people sending bizarre letters or parcels to a targeted individual.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
To play a Discordian prank on (somebody), involving a large number of people sending bizarre letters or parcels to that person.
Transitive verb
name
A male given name.
Example Sentences
- "‘What do you care? Just keep your nose clean and everything will be jake.’"
- "Wouldn't you just like to see me now, Marion, wouldn't you? I'm not bitter. O no. I'm quite calm. Completely relaxed. But when you come to me in Mayfair when things are as they ought to be, don't try to move in and think things are going to be jake again."
- "I never worry that your love is fake I'm free and easy and I'm feelin' jake"
- "Archie Goodwin: Good, good. Now, everything's provided for. The corn. Everything. Yeah, everything's jake. Nero Wolfe: There's good slang and there's bad slang, and that's bad slang. Archie Goodwin: Ah."
- "The spring turkey woods are occupied by roaming bands of jakes — year-old males with strong mating urges but inferior body size."
- "A radio is a box, a razor blade is a ox / fat diamonds is rocks and jakes is cops."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /dʒeɪk/
Usage
- Slang
- American usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Transitive verb
Inflected Forms
more jake (comparative)
most jake (superlative)
jakes (plural)
jakes (present, singular)
jaking (participle, present)
jaked (participle, past)
jaked (past)