jakes
Noun
- An old-fashioned term for an outhouse or privy.
- a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
- A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
- plural of jake
Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of jake
Examples
- Despite its unusual sound, JAKES is a valid, if obscure, word for Scrabble.
Origin / 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
earth-closet, outhouse, privy, House of Lords, WC, bathroom, bog, bogger, brasco, can, carsey, cloaca, closet, closet of decency, closet of ease, cludgie, cottage, crapper, dike, dunny, facilities, geography, house of office, jacks, jacques, jakes, john, johnny, karzy, khazi, kocay, ladies and gentlemen, latrine, lats, lav, lavabo, lavatory, lavvy, loo, necessarium, necessary, necessary place, necessary room, neddy, netty, office, office of ease, place, potty, purging place, restroom, shield, shitter, siege, six, small room, smallest room, teahouse, tearoom, throne room, thunderbox, toilet, toilet room, urinal, urination station, usual offices, vault, wardrobe, washroom, water closet, withdraught
Scrabble Score: 16
jakes: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordjakes: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jakes: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary