jerry-build

[ jer-ee-bild ]
See synonyms for jerry-build on Thesaurus.com
verb (used with object),jer·ry-built, jer·ry-build·ing.
  1. to build cheaply and flimsily.

Origin of jerry-build

1
1880–85; back formation from jerry-builder.See jerry2, build

Other words from jerry-build

  • jerry-builder, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for jerry-build

jerry-build

verb-builds, -building or -built
  1. (tr) to build (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials

Derived forms of jerry-build

  • jerry-builder, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012