jakes

Noun

A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of jake

jake

• Adj
• Noun
• Verb

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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".

Synonyms

privy

outhouse

earth-closet

toilet

🚽

convenience

toilet facility

lavatory

loo

Translations

المرحاض

comuna

🚽

vàter

urinari

écurie

étable

latrine à fosse simple

wychodek

wygódka

sławojka