jake
Hebrew origin. Means “supplanter”.
Also used as slang
View on the slang dictionary page →(slang, especially, New York, w:Chicago, Chicago, MTE, MLE) A police officer, a law enforcement officer (sometimes especially one on foot rather than in a patrol car).
“Jake is on Broadway now in Death of a Salesman! And he and Van are still friends. 💜”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Thank you to Denise H. for donating a freezer to the Mill Creek Community Food Bank. It helped us keep food cool and serve cottage cheese to our guests, (with volunteer Jake stepping in to distribute).”
— Bluesky· May 2026“>> But I remember one time Jake the baby”
“have a brother named Jake, but we're not”
“>> We got Amanda and then we got Jake.”
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(slang) Adequate; satisfactory; acceptable.
“have a brother named Jake, but we're not”
“>> We got Amanda and then we got Jake.”
“>> But I remember one time Jake the baby”
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(US) A juvenile male turkey.
The spring turkey woods are occupied by roaming bands of jakes — year-old males with strong mating urges but inferior body size.
“Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper Lead Revolt at CNN Over Pro-Trump Commentator Scott Jennings Who Snapped and Dropped F-Bomb When Asked to Justify Iran War radaronline.com/p/anderson-c...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Jake Lang barely won that fight against inanimate objects”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Chiefs waive Haener among roster moves https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/882903/ The Kansas City Chiefs waived quarterback Jake Haener as part of a series of roster moves Monday. The…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Jose M. Diego (IFCA), Jordan C. J. D'Silva (UWA), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Jake Summers (ASU), Rogier Windhorst (ASU), Haojing Yan (University of Missouri)”
— Bluesky· May 2026““And then four Kansas congressmen — Sen. Roger Marshall, Rep. Ron Estes, Rep. Tracey Mann and Rep. Jake LaTurner — voted on the side of sedition.” - The Wichita Eagle. A vote for Hamilton is a vote for liberty.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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