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jamoke

(countable, slang) The penis.

d͡ʒəˈməʊkDocumented since 1920s1920sSilenthistoricalCurrent162 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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Born ~1920 · 1 year of recorded use
1920Born2026: 2 citationsToday, 2026

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(countable, slang) The penis.

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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(uncountable, slang) Coffee.

Origin: Appeared at the end of the 19th century as a term for coffee, a . By the 1920s or 1940s jamoke was also attested in the sense of "fool, idiot", perhaps suggesting they lacked mental abilities beyond that of a cup of coffee, or perhaps an unrelated word; the first syllable is reminiscent of jaboney, jiboney, and the second syllable is reminiscent of moke. Also spelled jamook, giamoke, and giamope, the term as used for an idiot has also been suggested to derive from a dialectal Italian (Neapolitan or Sicilian) word giamope. This dialect has produced other words with elided final vowels in Ame. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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"jamoke" means: Coffee.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.

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"jamoke" means: Coffee.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.

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  • “Look at this jamoke: not even wise to trusty ol' ctrl+k”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Who's the jamoke who looks like Noah Syndergaard?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(countable, slang) A stupid person, fool.

: The chartroom door popped open before the startled admirals in the cockpit, and the beaming face of the boat's cook appeared to offer the hospitality of his craft, thus: “Would yer Majesty like a cuppa jamoke?”
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