jake

1 of 2

noun

: a sexually immature male wild turkey under two years old

jake

2 of 2

adjective

slang

Examples of jake in a Sentence

Adjective once they hook up the game system, everything will be jake around here
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Noun
As caught at Balmain on September 25 by the talented Stephane Cardinale, everything’s jake with the newly-married Peltz-Beckham unit. Guy Martin, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 Here are the most common turkey sounds that gobblers, hens, jakes, and jennies make. Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024 On Saturday, April 13, opening day of North Dakota’s wild turkey season, an eight-year-old hunter named Archer Eagleson killed the jake of a lifetime while hunting a cattle ranch with his dad. Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 19 Apr. 2024 His go to decoy setup is a Dave Smith Decoys full-strut jake with a couple hens. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jake 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably from Jake, nickname for Jacob

Adjective

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1979, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jake was in 1914

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“Jake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jake. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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