Jacob
Hebrew origin. Means “supplanter”.
Also used as slang
View on the slang dictionary page →(UK, slang, obsolete) A ladder.
“i was JUST thinking about jacob miller this morning :) thanks!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Jacob Levitt: Separation of even-even from even-odd isotopes using ultrafast lasers https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.00959 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.00959 https://arxiv.org/html/2605.00959”
— Bluesky· May 2026“happy birthday to Jacob Miller `Jacob Miller & Trinity * I'm Just A Dread` https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na21To3VQzg #reggae #JacobMiller #JA #Jamaica #dread #natty #rasta”
— Bluesky· May 2026“"Resulta arrebatadora": HBO Max estrena la apasionada y turbulenta historia de amor que triunfó en cines con Margot Robbie y Jacob Elordi”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Feed: "The Hockey Writers" By: Jacob Billington on Monday, May 4, 2026”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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A breed of multihorned sheep.
"Jacob" means a breed of multihorned sheep. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"Jacob" is informal English meaning a breed of multihorned sheep. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a breed of multihorned sheep" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "Jacob" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“BBC Radio 6 Music Lauren Laverne Now Playing Honey Dijon Satisfied (feat. Jacob Lusk)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The Race to 007 Is a Three-Way Tie: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Henry Cavill, and Jacob Elordi Are All Deadlocked in Bond Betting Markets”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Jacob Birken hat meine Reaktion auf diese Artikel gut erfasst:”
— Bluesky· May 2026““Satisfied (feat. Jacob Lusk)” by Honey Dijon #nowplaying #6music”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Adoration of the Shepherds https://www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-jordaens/adoration-of-the-shepherds-1617-1”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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