jakey

/ (ˈdʒeɪkɪ) /


noun
  1. Scot slang, derogatory a homeless alcoholic

Origin of jakey

1
C20: from jake a tramps' word for a drinker of meths

Words Nearby jakey

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How to use jakey in a sentence

  • There was a touching pathos in jakey's voice as he sang, and it was intensified when he asked, "Doan' you 'member me, honey?"

    The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
  • Amy gave the bride away, and a stranger would never have suspected that she was what jakey called quar.

    The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
  • In what he recognised as the first round of the opening fight jakey realised that the Blue Goose had scored.

    Blue Goose | Frank Lewis Nason
  • The said officials, being long accustomed to men of jakey's stamp, merely remarked, "Damn!"

    Blue Goose | Frank Lewis Nason
  • jakey thereupon assumed the duties of a defender of the faith, and, being prepared for action, moved immediately upon the enemy.

    Blue Goose | Frank Lewis Nason