beak
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
A justice of the peace; a magistrate.
Register: slang
Examples
They take up men, Dick, for going about in women's clothes, and vice versaw, I suppose. You'll bail me, old fellaa, if I have to make my bow to the beak, won't you?
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A schoolmaster (originally, at Eton).
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “beak” mean?
A justice of the peace; a magistrate.
Is “beak” formal or informal?
beak is generally slang.