/ Dictionary / Index J jakes: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: jakes Pronunciation: ( jāks), [key] — n. (usually used with a pl. v.) Chiefly Dial. an outdoor privy; outhouse. a toilet or bedpan. Jakes Pronunciation: (jāks), [key] born 1932, U.S. novelist. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: jakes (Thesaurus) jake Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease Related Content Daily Word Quiz: panacea Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language