jakes

Meaning

jake

Translations

المرحاض

latrine à fosse simple

Frequency

30k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/d͡ʒeɪks/
Etymology

From Middle English Jake (variant of “Jack”) or Jakke (variant of “Jacques” and “Jack”). Use as a place to urinate and defecate first attested in the form jacques. Compare terms such as US slang Cousin John and Quincy, used as euphemistic personifications the speaker was "visiting".

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