Jacobs

See also: jacobs

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbz/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Etymology 1

Proper noun

Jacobs

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

Derived terms

• Gould-Jacobs reaction
• Jacobs bogie
• Jacobsian

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• jacobs

Noun

Jacobs pl (plural only)

1. (UK, slang) Testicles (sometimes spelt Jacob's).
   • 2004 December 8, Sherna Noah, “Joe's jungle 'experience'”, in The Birmingham Post:

     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.'

   • 2005 July 2, Mikefule [username], “Re: Nut buster seat”, in rec.sport.unicycling‎^[1] (Usenet):

     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.

   • 2008 November 25, Baldoni, “Re: Amazing...”, in alt.sports.soccer.manchester.united‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Horseshit every match matters and Alex Ferguson would drag his players out of the club by their Jacobs if they made such a statement.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Jacobs.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:testicles.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Jacobsz, Jacobse, Jacobsen, Jacobsse, Jacobssen, Jakobsz, Jakobse, Jakobsen

Etymology

From Jacob +‎ -s (“patronymic suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaː.kɔps/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ja‧cobs

Proper noun

Jacobs

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaːkɔps/

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Proper noun

Jacobs

1. genitive of Jacob

Swedish

Proper noun

Jacobs

1. genitive of Jacob