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jakes

ja·kes

UK/d͡ʒeɪks/ US/ˈdʒeɪks/ uncommon

noun

1.

a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

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Origin

From Middle English Jake (variant of “Jack”) or Jakke (variant of “Jacques” and “Jack”). Use as a place to urinate and defecate first attested in the form jacques. Compare terms such as US slang Cousin John and Quincy, used as euphemistic personifications the speaker was "visiting".

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