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Jerry
Jer·ry J0032900 (jĕr′ē)n. pl. Jer·ries Chiefly British Slang A German, especially a German soldier.
[Alteration of German.]jerry (ˈdʒɛrɪ) n, pl -ries1. Brit an informal word for chamberpot2. (Units) short for jeroboam
Jerry (ˈdʒɛrɪ) n, pl -ries1. a German, esp a German soldier2. the Germans collectively: Jerry didn't send his bombers out last night. Jer•ry (ˈdʒɛr i)
n., pl. -ries. Brit. Informal. a German soldier. [1910–15; appar. alter. of German; see -y2] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Jerry - offensive term for a person of German descentBoche, Kraut, Krauthead, Hunderogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or somethingjargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"German - a person of German nationality |
TranslationsJerry
jerry builtShoddily constructed. The origin of the term is unknown. That jerry built house could blow over in a strong wind! Yeah, you didn't fool Mom for a second with that jerry built story you concocted.See also: built, Jerryjerry-built mod. carelessly and awkwardly built. The lawyer’s case was jerry-built, but the jury bought it anyway. jerry builtConstructed in a cheap, ramshackle, or otherwise insubstantial fashion. Although the phrase is widely thought to have come from the British World War I slang term for “German,” it well antedates the 20th century. Some possibilities are an old English word for tumble, Jericho (as in Joshua causing the walls to come tumbling down).See also: built, JerryJerry
Synonyms for Jerrynoun offensive term for a person of German descentSynonymsRelated Words- derogation
- disparagement
- depreciation
- jargon
- lingo
- patois
- argot
- vernacular
- slang
- cant
- German
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