Jerry - Wiktionary

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛɹi/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)

Etymology 1

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Probably an abbreviation of jeroboam.

Noun

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jerry (plural jerries)

  1. (UK, Ireland, slang) A chamber pot.
    • 1976, Angela Carter, “The Mother Lode”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 3:We used chamber-pots a good deal – ‘jerries’ – cause of much hilarity doe to the hostilities.
Synonyms
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  • (chamber pot) See Thesaurus:chamber pot

Etymology 2

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Short for jerry-built.

Adjective

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jerry (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Jerry-built.
    • 1889, Alfred Thomas Story, A book of vagrom men and vagrant thoughts, page 57:If a man builds a jerry-house, he has a jerry conscience; and there are a lot of consciences of that description going about.

Etymology 3

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Alternative forms.

Noun

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jerry (plural jerries)

  1. (ethnic slur) Alternative letter-case form of Jerry (“a German”).
Synonyms
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  • (a German) See German

Etymology 4

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Noun

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jerry (plural jerries)

  1. (UK, thieves' cant, obsolete) A watch (timepiece).
    • 1883 November 17, Tit-Bits:Watch stealing, or jerry getting, as the thieving fraternity designate the operation, is carried on to a considerable extent all the year round.
    • R. Austin Freeman, A Savant's Vendetta 'Do you know a jerry when you sees one — a red 'un, mind you?' […] The fellow looked furtively at the door and then, diving into an inner pocket, pulled out a handsome gold watch with a massive chain attached, exhibited it for a moment and then dropped it back.

See also

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  • jerry-build
  • jerry-builder
  • jerry-building
  • jerry built
  • jerry can
  • jerry-can
  • jerrycummumble
  • jerry curl
  • jerrymumble
  • jerry-rig
  • jerry-rigged
  • jerry-shop
  • jerry to

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