jakes
noun
an outdoor privy; outhouse.
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jakes
1 American
[jeyks]
/ dʒeɪks /
noun
(usually used with a plural verb)
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an outdoor privy; outhouse.
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a toilet or bedpan.
Jakes
2
American
[jeyks]
/ dʒeɪks /
noun
jakes
British
/ dʒeɪks /
noun
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an archaic slang word for lavatory
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dialect human excrement
Etymology
Origin of jakes
1525–35; < French Jacques, proper name; cf. john
Example Sentences
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In fact, many of his fellow jakes didn’t know until recently that he had MS.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 3, 2017
“Teenage males, or jakes, that are habituated to people get a bit aggressive.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2016
It seems innocuous, but in original pronunciation, it may have sounded like, he is a jakes, which is a toilet.
From Time ● Sep. 20, 2013
This year, wildlife managers and ranch owners said hunters found mostly immature jakes, yearling birds that are less desirable to hunters.
From Scientific American ● May 20, 2013
"We don't do this every day. Some days we clean out the jakes and pile it on the dung heap."
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
The Detroit Lions came from 23-7 down and overcame five Jared Goff interceptions to pip the Houston Texans thanks to Jakes Bates' 52-yard field goal on the final play.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024
Jakes “to soften the impact on his public image of Cassie Ventura’s lawsuit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Jakes, but her personal testimony is so much more than that.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
Jakes to seal our union in front of 2,000 guests that we would be feeding lobster, crab cakes, bald eagle meat and lobster and crab macaroni too.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2023
Old Jakes has been obliged to give up the gardening, and Joe Crouch has been installed in his stead.
From Soldiers of the Queen by Harold Avery
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