jake

¹

[jeyk]

adjective

Slang.

1. satisfactory; OK; fine.

   Everything's jake with me.

jake

²

[jeyk]

noun

Slang.

1. a homemade or bootleg liquor made from or infused with Jamaica ginger, especially during Prohibition in the U.S.

2. Also called jake-leg paralysis. Also called jake leg;. paralysis caused by drinking this or other liquor made with denatured alcohol.

Jake

³

[jeyk]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Jacob.

jake

/ dʒeɪk /

adjective

1. satisfactory; all right

2. everything is under control

Word History and Origins

Origin of jake¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; origin uncertain

Origin of jake²

1925–30, apparently alteration of Jamaica (ginger) ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of jake¹

probably from the name Jake

Example Sentences

Next October, “The Sixth Sense” filmmaker Shyamalan will release his movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor that features the director’s own spin on the plot.

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For some industrial customers, water cuts could require the shutdown of at least some aspects of a facility’s operations, said Jake Reint, a Flint Hills spokesman.

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He may not have been named this season's Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel, narrowly missing out on the honour he won in 2024 to Leeds' Jake Connor, but he won the Rob Burrow Award for man of the match in the Grand Final.

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Jake Brown, joint winner from series three, told BBC Breakfast he thinks professional performers "know how to deceive, they know how to be someone else".

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Striker Jake Hyde called it "completely surreal".

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