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jake
1[jeyk]
adjective
satisfactory; OK; fine.
Everything's jake with me.
jake
2[jeyk]
noun
a homemade or bootleg liquor made from or infused with Jamaica ginger, especially during Prohibition in the U.S.
Also called jake-leg paralysis.Also called jake leg;.paralysis caused by drinking this or other liquor made with denatured alcohol.
Jake
3[jeyk]
noun
a male given name, form of Jacob.
jake
/ ɪ /
adjective
satisfactory; all right
everything is under control
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jake1
Origin of jake2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jake1
Example Sentences
Jake White's men were shell-shocked and couldn't get a foothold at all.
While Bea sees the merits of bringing Patience into the investigation, Jake rejects her, both as an outsider and as “temperamentally unsuitable for this kind of work,” though — spoiler alert — he will come around.
Things did get poppin’ during the Jake Paul–Mike Tyson fight, the GNX drop, and the Super Bowl, especially the halftime show.
Later, in a panel featuring Derek Thompson, a co-author of “Abundance,” and Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass.,
Hollywood A-listers, such as George Clooney in “Good Night, and Good Luck,” and Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal in “Othello” got in on the action, raising Broadway’s media profile along with its ticket prices.
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