Meaning

2 senses

  1. (archaic, historical, no plural)A toilet.

  2. (no plural, slang)An ace and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

More definitions
  • a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad

Origin

Humorous respelling of a jakes. Phonetic similarity to ace jack.

Humorous respelling of a jakes.

Phonetic similarity to ace jack.

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Forms

plural: ajaxes
Singularajax
Pluralajaxes

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
aitajarakaakinalabaster

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