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
Peter is such a champion he can stand in the jakes and throw up without using his finger.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Sister Jakes said she had completed a dissertation on the psychological impact of the pandemic on staff.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025
Jakes “to soften the impact on his public image of Cassie Ventura’s lawsuit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Lara Jakes, based in Rome, reports on diplomatic and military efforts by the West to support Ukraine in its war with Russia.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
Jakes, but her personal testimony is so much more than that.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
In other circumstances the name of Ellen Mary Jakes might have stood for individual achievement; instead of that, she is remembered as a common woman who happened to be the mother of Victor Stott.
From The Wonder by Beresford, J. D. (John Davys)
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