adj. Slang Suitable or satisfactory; fine. [Origin unknown.] |
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n. New England A firefighter. [Perhaps from Jake, nickname for Jacob, or from J-key, a portable telegraph key used by firefighters to communicate with the fire station from local telegraph fireboxes.] |
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