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jacobs

/ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbz/

jacobs is the alternative form of Jacobs.

Proper noun capitalized: Jacobs

Jacobs

  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from Jacob.
  2. A southern neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
  3. A town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, named after William H. Jacobs.
  4. Former name of Port Providence, Pennsylvania.

Noun capitalized: Jacobs

Jacobs pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, plural, plural-only, slang) Testicles.
    • He has also provided some of the show's funniest moments - when enjoying a bath with Three Degrees star Sheila Ferguson he told her: 'I'm comfortable with anything, love, but you don't want to see my 'Jacobs' hanging out.'2004 December 8, Sherna Noah, “Joe's jungle 'experience'”, in The Birmingham Post
    • I used to have a Velo seat, which is pretty similar to the KH in design, and I got rid of it for the same reason. The padding was so deep and spongey that my Jacobs used to float to the top as I rode along.2005 July 2, Mikefule [username], “Re: Nut buster seat”, in rec.sport.unicycling (Usenet)

Forms of jacobs

alternative formjacobs

Origin of jacobs

Cockney rhyming slang - Jacob's Cream Crackers (a brand of crackers) = knackers

Words formed from jacobs

Phrases with jacobs

Questions about jacobs

What does jacobs mean?
Jacobs means an English surname originating as a patronymic derived from Jacob.
What is jacobs the alternative form of?
Jacobs is the alternative form of Jacobs.
What part of speech is jacobs?
Jacobs can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce jacobs?
Jacobs is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbz/.

Words near jacobs in the dictionary

  1. Jacobitishly
  2. Jacobitism
  3. Jacobitisms
  4. Jacobowitz
  5. Jacobowitzes
  6. jacobs
  7. Jacobs bogie
  8. Jacobs bogies
  9. Jacobs River
  10. Jacobs syndrome
  11. Jacobsen

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