jacob
n. countablen. a slang term for a watch. People use this word when they want to sound cool or show off their expensive jewelry.
n. a slang term for a wristwatch, particularly one that is expensive or heavily decorated with diamonds. Derived from the jeweler Jacob Arabo, known as 'Jacob the Jeweler' in hip-hop culture.
He spent his first paycheck on a shiny new Jacob.
The rapper gestured toward his wrist to show off the custom Jacob he bought after the tour.
While the lyrics focused on his humble beginnings, his diamond-encrusted Jacob served as a silent, glittering contradiction to the narrative of poverty.
From Middle English Iacob, from Late Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”). Doublet of James.
Informal and specific to hip-hop or luxury jewelry subcultures.