jakey

/ ˈdʒeɪkɪ /

noun

1. slang.
   a homeless alcoholic

Word History and Origins

Origin of jakey¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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Amy gave the bride away, and a stranger would never have suspected that she was what Jakey called quar.

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In what he recognised as the first round of the opening fight Jakey realised that the Blue Goose had scored.

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The said officials, being long accustomed to men of Jakey's stamp, merely remarked, "Damn!"

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Jakey thereupon assumed the duties of a defender of the faith, and, being prepared for action, moved immediately upon the enemy.

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