jake

UK: /dʒeɪk/ US: ( jāk)

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jake¹  ( jāk), adj. [Slang.]

1. Slang Terms satisfactory;
   OK;
   fine:
   Everything's jake with me.

• origin, originally uncertain 1895–1900

jake²  ( jāk), n. [Slang.]

1. Slang Terms a homemade or bootleg liquor made from or infused with Jamaica ginger, esp. during Prohibition in the U.S.
2. Slang Terms, Pathology Also called jake′ leg′, jake′-leg paral′ysis. paralysis caused by drinking this or other liquor made with denatured alcohol.

• apparently alteration of jamaica (ginger) 1925–30, American.

Jake  ( jāk), n. 

1. a male given name, form of Jacob. 

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jake / dʒeɪk/ adjective

1. satisfactory; all right
2. she's jake ⇒ everything is under control

Etymology: probably from the name Jake