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Jacobs

//ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbz// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from Jacob.
  2. 2
    A place in the United States:; A southern neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; A town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, named after William H. Jacobs.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; Former name of Port Providence, Pennsylvania.
Noun
  1. 1
    Testicles. UK, plural, plural-only, slang

    "He has also provided some of the show's funniest moments - when enjoying a bath with Three Degrees star Sheila Ferguson he told her: 'I'm comfortable with anything, love, but you don't want to see my 'Jacobs' hanging out.'"

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Jacobs. alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only

    "He'd hit you with his wallet? What an opportunity!!! You could have kicked him in his jacobs, jumped on his head & ran off with his money."

Etymology

Cockney rhyming slang - Jacob's Cream Crackers (a brand of crackers) = knackers

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