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Johnny vs Jake - What's the difference?

johnny | jake |

As nouns the difference between johnny and jake

is that johnny is (slang) a condom while jake is collar.

As an interjection jake is

come.

johnny

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .

    • Derived terms

    * Johnny Canuck * Johnny-come-lately * Johnny Crapaud * Johnny Reb * stage-door Johnny

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A jack (the playing card)
  • A nickname for Confederate soldiers, used by the Union soldiers in the (1861-1865).

    • References

    * Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523 English diminutives of male given names ----

    jake

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) Adequate; satisfactory; acceptable.
  • *1939 , (Raymond Chandler), The Big Sleep , Penguin 2011, p. 126:
  • *:‘What do you care? Just keep your nose clean and everything will be jake .’

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) A juvenile male turkey.
  • * 1998 , Jerome B Robinson, In the Turkey Woods
    • The spring turkey woods are occupied by roaming bands of jakes — year-old males with strong mating urges but inferior body size.