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Meaning of jamoke | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/d͡ʒəˈməʊk/

Definitions

  1. Coffee.
    slang, uncountable
  2. A stupid person, fool.
    countable, slang
  3. The penis.
    countable, slang

Examples

“The chartroom door popped open before the startled admirals in the cockpit, and the beaming face of the boat's cook appeared to offer the hospitality of his craft, thus: “Would yer Majesty like a cuppa jamoke?””
“You and I both know that this is not enough money for the President and it's too damn much for some jamoke in the Bronx.”
““You ever see the movie Spotlight?” “About the Boston Globe reporters who uncovered the sexual abuse coverup in the Catholic Church?” “Yeah, exactly.” “No.” “Oh. Well, in that I played Ben Bradlee, Jr. And that character begins with the accent, because the real Bradlee is from Boston. But he's an upper-crust guy. [Boston accent] Not like some jamoke standing around Kelly's Tavern in, uh, Revere Beach, you know what I mean?” “Very good, John Slattery.” “[regular accent] Not bad, right? But I was talking to him.””

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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