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- [jeyks]
- /dʒeɪks/
- /dʒeɪks/
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- [jeyks]
- /dʒeɪks/
Definitions of jakes word
- noun jakes a male given name, form of Jacob. 1
- noun jakes A toilet, especially an outdoor one. 1
- noun jakes human excrement 0
- noun jakes an outdoor toilet; privy 0
- noun jakes (dated) A privy or latrine. 0
- noun jakes plural of jake. 0
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Origin of jakes
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < French Jacques, proper name; cf. john
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Parts of speech for Jakes
noun
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
jakes popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% 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".
jakes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jakes
noun jakes
- 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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