Jacobs

//ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbz// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

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."

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.

Synonyms

All synonyms
aletta jacobsbeansbollocksgooseberryjane jacobstallywag

Example

More examples

"The Jacobs House in Wisconsin was built in what Frank Lloyd Wright called the Usonian style, his vision of uniquely American affordable housing."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Gould-Jacobs reactionJacobs bogieJacobs syndrome

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