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soda jerk
soda jerkn. Informal One who works at a soda fountain.
[Short for soda jerker.]soda jerk n (Commerce) slang US a person who serves at a soda fountain so′da jerk` (or jerk`er),
n. a person who prepares and serves sodas and ice cream at a soda fountain. [1920–25] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  soda jerk - someone who works at a soda fountainsoda jerkercounterman, counterperson, counterwoman - someone who attends a counter (as in a diner) |
soda jerk
soda jerkdated An attendant at a drug store who would prepare and serve flavored carbonated beverages ("sodas"). The "jerk" part of the phrase is a pun on "clerk," and the jerking motion of the soda fountain spigots while pouring. Popular in the lead up to the 1940s–'50s, when drugstores sold food and drinks from behind a counter. Back when I was your age, I had to work as a soda jerk every day of the week in order to afford my first car. The retro-themed café even had a section meant to resemble an old-timey drugstore, complete with a soda jerk and soda fountain!See also: jerk, sodasoda jerkDrug store counterman. Those of us old enough to remember when pharmacies sold nothing but medicine and medications, magazines and comic books, candy, and soda fountain treats, a man behind the zinc-and-marble counter made and dispensed sodas, frappes, milkshakes, malteds, and other ice cream–based concoctions, as well as banana splits, Cokes, lime rickeys, and dozens of other refreshments. He was the soda jerk, the name coming from the fountain dispensers with handles that he jerked down to pour seltzer and other soft drinks. For some unclear reason, women weren't soda jerks.See also: jerk, sodasoda jerk
Synonyms for soda jerknoun someone who works at a soda fountainSynonymsRelated Words- counterman
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