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JAKE
Adjective
jake (comparative more jake, superlative most jake)
(slang) Adequate; satisfactory; acceptable.
Noun
jake (countable and uncountable, plural jakes)
(US) A juvenile male turkey.
(New York, slang) police, a federal government officer.
(slang) A police officer (on foot, rather than in a patrol car)
(US, slang, uncountable) Jamaica ginger
A Discordian prank involving a large number of people sending bizarre letters or parcels to a targeted individual.
Verb
jake (third-person singular simple present jakes, present participle jaking, simple past and past participle jaked)
(transitive) To play a Discordian prank on (somebody), involving a large number of people sending bizarre letters or parcels to that person.
Etymology
Proper noun
Jake (plural Jakes)
A male given name.
Source: Wiktionary
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