n. a toilet; a men's restroom. : The jake is just around the corner.
n. a stupid person, usually a male. : Some loony jake told me we are going the wrong way.
mod. okay; satisfactory. : If you get here by nine, it'll be just jake.
n. illegal liquor. (Prohibition.) : Why, there's no jake around here. There's a law against it, you know.
n. a police officer. (Possibly from sense 2.) : The jakes are coming. I can hear the sirens.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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