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jake

/dʒeɪk/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A juvenile male turkey.
  2. Police, a federal government officer.
  3. A police officer (on foot, rather than in a patrol car)
  4. Jamaica ginger
  5. A Discordian prank involving a large number of people sending bizarre letters or parcels to a targeted individual.
  6. To play a Discordian prank on (somebody), involving a large number of people sending bizarre letters or parcels to that person.
  7. Adequate; satisfactory; acceptable.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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