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jakey
/ ˈdʒeɪkɪ /
noun
- slang.a homeless alcoholic
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jakey1
C20: from jake a tramps' word for a drinker of meths
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Example Sentences
There was a touching pathos in Jakey's voice as he sang, and it was intensified when he asked, "Doan' you 'member me, honey?"
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Amy gave the bride away, and a stranger would never have suspected that she was what Jakey called quar.
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In what he recognised as the first round of the opening fight Jakey realised that the Blue Goose had scored.
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The said officials, being long accustomed to men of Jakey's stamp, merely remarked, "Damn!"
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Jakey thereupon assumed the duties of a defender of the faith, and, being prepared for action, moved immediately upon the enemy.
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