jerry
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i adjective Building Trades Slang.
of inferior materials or workmanship.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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jerry (ˈdʒɛrɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ries | |
| 1. | (Brit) an informal word for chamber pot |
| 2. | short for jeroboam |
| Jerry (ˈdʒɛrɪ) | |
| —n , pl -ries | |
| 1. | a German, esp a German soldier |
| 2. | the Germans collectively: Jerry didn't send his bombers out last night |
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Word Origin & History
Jerry
World War I British Army slang for "German," 1919, probably an alteration of 'German, but also said to be from the shape of the Ger. helmet, which was like a jerry, British slang for "chamber pot" (1827), probably an abbreviation of jeroboam. Hence jerry-can "5-gallon
metal container" (1943), a type first used by German troops in World War II, later adopted by the Allies.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| jerry geriatric |
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