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jerry

1

[ jer-ee ]

adjective

, Building Trades Slang.
  1. of inferior materials or workmanship.


Jerry

2

[ jer-ee ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Gerald, Gerard, Jeremiah, and Jerome.
  2. a female given name, form of Geraldine.

jerry

3

[ jer-ee ]

noun

, Chiefly British Slang.
, plural jer·ries.
  1. a chamber pot.

Jerry

4

[ jer-ee ]

noun

, Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive.
, plural Jer·ries.
  1. a German, especially a German soldier.
  2. Germans collectively.

Jerry

1

/ ˈdʒɛrɪ /

noun

  1. a German, esp a German soldier
  2. the Germans collectively

    Jerry didn't send his bombers out last night



jerry

2

/ ˈdʒɛrɪ /

noun

  1. an informal word for chamber pot
  2. short for jeroboam

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Sensitive Note

Jerry was a nickname used by Allied soldiers for a German soldier during World War I, but it was more commonly used in World War II.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jerry1

First recorded in 1875–80; short for jerry-built

Origin of jerry2

1820–30; short for Jeroboam (because if one drank such a large amount of liquid, one would have to void urine during the night)

Origin of jerry3

First recorded in 1910–15; Ger(man) + -y 1

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Example Sentences

ViacomCBS for example recently announced that a new Bryan Cranston-Annette Bening small-town lottery dramedy, “Jerry and Marge Go Large,” will be distributed on Paramount Plus instead of to theaters.

As soon as I got home from that trip, I pulled off that Jerry can, and bolted a couple two-gallon RotoPaxs in its place.

That’s two-and-a-half Jerry cans worth of extra gas, all in a package that’s filled from the vehicle’s normal gas cap, and which operates invisibly to the vehicle’s systems.

B9-kZfBl0-UA good Jerry can mount allows you to carry all that extra fuel on your roof, in your bed, or on your tailgate in a package that’s secure on the move and from theft, but which remains easily accessible.

“It’s just been devastating to deal with, because Jerry died alone” in Washington Adventist Hospital, two weeks after being admitted, Michael Samet said.

Former Louisville mayor and new White House aide Jerry Abramson could be the man who brings Obama and Mitch McConnell together.

There is, for example, the Seinfeld episode where Jerry, feeling flush with cash, buys his parents a Caddy.

Sen. Jerry Moran, a Republican from Kansas, was among the first politicians to call for an Ebola czar.

Mitchell has close ties with Sen. Jerry Tillman, the lawmaker who sponsored the bill.

“[Amazon] should be showcasing ‘Tom and Jerry’ among classic movies in a way that gives them cultural context,” he said.

To his astonishment, Lawrence recognized one of the guerrillas as Jerry Alcorn, his old time enemy.

Lawrence fired, but just as he did so Jerry's horse threw up his head and the ball struck him squarely between the eyes.

Lawrence returned the fire, and the ball struck Jerry's revolver and sent it spinning.

It took Jerry Alcorn but a moment to extricate himself from his horse, and as he half rose he fired at Lawrence, but missed.

Lawrence found that a force was being organized in Lexington to try to surprise and capture Red Jerry and his entire band.

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