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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