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jake
1
[
jeyk] 
–adjective Slang.
| satisfactory; OK; fine: Everything's jake with me. |
Origin:
1895–1900; orig. uncert.
1895–1900; orig. uncert.
jake
2 [jeyk] –noun Slang.
| 1. | a homemade or bootleg liquor made from or infused with Jamaica ginger, esp. during Prohibition in the U.S. |
| 2. | Also called jake leg, jake-leg paralysis. paralysis caused by drinking this or other liquor made with denatured alcohol. |
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| jake (jāk) adj. Slang Suitable or satisfactory; fine. [Origin unknown.] |
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