jake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /dʒeɪk/
rhymes: -eɪk
Forms: form: jakes
Senses: examples: text: The spring turkey woods are occupied by roaming bands of jakes — year-old males with strong mating urges but inferior body size.
ref: 1998, Jerome B Robinson, In the Turkey Woods:
glosses: A juvenile male turkey.
examples: text: A radio is a box, a razor blade is a ox / fat diamonds is rocks and jakes is cops.
ref: 1998, Big L, Ebonics (Criminal Slang):
synonyms: word: 5-O
word: alphabet
word: barney
word: beatsman
word: bizzie
word: bluebottle
word: bluecoat
word: blue heeler
word: blue meanie
word: bobby
word: body snatcher
word: bogey
word: boy in blue
word: bull
word: bullyman
word: buttons
word: centenier
word: charpering omi
word: chazzer
word: cobbler
word: cop
word: copper
word: cozzer
word: cracker
word: crusher
word: crowns
word: dibble
word: fed
word: filth
word: finest
word: finger
word: five-o
word: flatfoot
word: flatty
word: fuzz
word: garda
word: gendarme
word: glowie
word: guardian of the peace
word: harman
word: harman-beck
word: jack
word: jackboot
word: jake
word: John Law
word: John Q. Law
word: Johnny Hopper
word: lawman
word: mee-maw
word: monarch
word: Mr Plod
word: mutton shunter
word: nuthook
word: oinker
word: Officer Friendly
word: Old Bill
word: PC Plod
word: pig
word: piggy
word: peeler
word: plod
word: police
word: police officer
word: policeman
word: policeperson
word: polis
word: po-po
word: raw lobster
word: roller
word: rozzer
word: scufter
word: slop
word: swine
word: statie
word: twelve
word: tyre biter
word: unboiled lobster
word: walloper
word: wooden-top
qualifier: Chicago
glosses: A police officer, a law enforcement officer (sometimes especially one on foot rather than in a patrol car).
examples: text: It is possible that the governments have found the cause of the poisoned “jake” in their investigations into the Jamaica ginger deaths throughout the South and Southwest.
ref: 1930, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, Administration of Federal Food and Drugs Act: Hearings..., page 1854:
glosses: Jamaica ginger.
examples: text: Hello, I'm afraid in some regards I'm too discordian for my own good and I forgot to either write down the jake-dupe's address, or include it in my repost when I suggested today as jake day....
ref: 1993, selvarv, the keeper of Rig, “Today's impending JAKE!”, in alt.discordia (Usenet):
text: It strikes me that organizing a jake over the net is a bad idea, because Hormel could conceivably find out about it before it happens. That's not going to stop me from participating though.
ref: 1994, Matthew Morse, “StarTrek”, in alt.discordia (Usenet):
text: Call me old fashioned, but this situation is really inappropriate for a jake. […] I mean that a little girl was seriously injured, […] and we, as Discordians, should have more respect for the holy tradition of the jake, and use its powers only for those situations where it can actually do some good, or at least be worth a good laugh.
ref: 1999, Jeff X. Mink, “My Christmas Card!”, in alt.discordia (Usenet):
glosses: A Discordian prank involving a large number of people sending bizarre letters or parcels to a targeted individual.
Derived terms: jake leg