Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [jeyk]
- /dʒeɪk/
- /ʤeɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jeyk]
- /dʒeɪk/
Definitions of jake word
- adjective jake satisfactory; OK; fine: Everything's jake with me. 1
- noun jake a male given name, form of Jacob. 1
- noun jake All right; satisfactory. 1
- adjective jake satisfactory; all right 0
- adjective jake just right; satisfactory 0
- noun jake (US) A juvenile male turkey. 0
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Origin of jake
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Jake
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jake popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
jake usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jake
noun jake
- stupid — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- buffoon — If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things.
- lout — an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- blockhead — a stupid person
- boor — If you refer to someone as a boor, you think their behaviour and attitudes are rough, uneducated, and rude.
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