jake

jake
 n.— «Johnson testified that Ayuso then said, “You all look like a bunch of jakes,” Kestenband told the jury. “Jakes” is street slang for police officers.» —“Man who shot at cops says he was scared” by Alex Wood Journal Inquirer (Manchester, Conn.) Dec. 11, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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