jakes
pronunciation
How to pronounce jakes in British English:
UK [dʒeɪks]
How to pronounce jakes in American English:
US [dʒeɪks]
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- Noun:
- a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
Word Origin
- jakes (n.)
- "a privy," mid-15c., genitive singular of jack (n.).
Example
- 1. Cable news specials , popular books by steve harvey and t. d. jakes , the films of tyler perry , and newspaper articles about single black women and their children born out of wedlock send waves of dismay through the american public .