jakes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jakes
Noun
  • In the 19 cabins here, propane lamps provide light, a wooden stove gives off heat, drinking water comes from an outdoor spigot, and a short path leads to an outhouse.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The governor ordered state officials to search every warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse.
    Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In the time of the Founding Fathers the privy was also known as the necessary, being so instrumental to every person.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The upside for the league is that major transfers are not just the privy of a select few clubs.
    Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Not a single john was named in the conspiracy, despite there likely being hundreds.
    Anita ChabriaColumnist, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2022
  • The forced execution of Flora by Joanie behind closed whorehouse doors evokes Trixie’s murder of an abusive john in the pilot (his corpse becoming pig chow).
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
Noun
  • Here there are two separate vanities with sinks, a hydro-soaking tub, separate shower stall, and a separate room for the commode.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
  • This budget-friendly Nova Medical Products folding commode is simple to assemble, store and clean between uses and features a weight capacity of up to 300 pounds.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Jakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jakes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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