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jerkwater
[ jurk-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
adjective
- Informal. insignificant and out-of-the-way:
a jerkwater town.
- (formerly) off the main line:
a jerkwater train.
noun
- (formerly) a train not running on the main line.
jerkwater
/ ˈdʒɜːkˌwɔːtə /
adjective
- slang.inferior and insignificant
a jerkwater town
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Origin of jerkwater1
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Example Sentences
And we can empty that pocket just as well with a little jerkwater outfit like this as we could with a big crew and a real mill.
He'd make more dough if he owned the local garage and dealer franchise for one of the automobile companies in some jerkwater town.
They came from Chicago and jerkwater towns in Nebraska, from farms and steel mills, from the stage and the pulpit.
He's never been out of a jerkwater burg in his life, hardly.
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