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  2. Everything's jake - Idioms by The Free Dictionary. everything's jake. slang Everything is all right or under control. Primarily heard in Australia, New Zealand. A: "How's the project coming along, boys?" B: "Everything's jake, boss." A: "The machine seems to be shaking an awful lot." B: "Nah, it's just the load becoming redistributed.

  3. Aside from the film title referring to the main character, it is also a slang expression from the Roaring Twenties in the United States, meaning "everything is in good order". Plot [ edit ] Within the most storied city in the world lives Jake ( Ernie Hudson ), a homeless man who calls all of Manhattan his home.

  4. “Jake” was a popular slang word from the Roaring Twenties/Great Depression era and was used to indicate that a person or thing was in good order. Synonyms for “jake” include “okay,” “hunky-dory,” and “copacetic.” “We’ve got the picnic basket, the sandwiches, the beer, gas in the car – everything’s jake. Let’s go!”

  5. Nov 1, 2015 · To “jake it” when referring to a sports player is to infer that an injury is imagined or minor rather than real or severe injury. Its origin stems from an early 1900’s baseball player, Garland “Jake” Stahl. The most common theory is that he refused to play in a game due to a foot “injury.”.

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  6. The meaning of JAKE is a sexually immature male wild turkey under two years old.

  7. Meaning: All is satisfactory. Example: Don't worry mate - everything's jake. Origin: The term has probably been used as much in North America as in Australia and authorities are divided as to where it originated. In any case, jake now seems to lack a distinctively Australian flavour.

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