jakey
/ (ˈdʒeɪkɪ) /
Scot slang, derogatory a homeless alcoholic
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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. HolmesAmy gave the bride away, and a stranger would never have suspected that she was what jakey called quar.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesIn what he recognised as the first round of the opening fight jakey realised that the Blue Goose had scored.
Blue Goose | Frank Lewis NasonThe said officials, being long accustomed to men of jakey's stamp, merely remarked, "Damn!"
Blue Goose | Frank Lewis Nasonjakey 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
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