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jakes
1[jeyks]
noun
an outdoor privy; outhouse.
a toilet or bedpan.
Jakes
2[jeyks]
noun
John, 1932–2023, U.S. novelist noted for historical fiction: pen names include Jay Scotland.
jakes
/ ɪ /
noun
an archaic slang word for lavatory
dialecthuman excrement
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jakes1
Example Sentences
The Division of Wildlife offered the jakes’ carcasses to an animal rehabilitation center to feed its raptors.
"We don't do this every day. Some days we clean out the jakes and pile it on the dung heap."
In fact, many of his fellow jakes didn’t know until recently that he had MS.
“Teenage males, or jakes, that are habituated to people get a bit aggressive.”
Sure, citizens will get to enjoy a substance less harmful than alcohol without worrying about the jakes.
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