jerry

See also: Jerry

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛɹi/
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Etymology 1

Probably an abbreviation of jeroboam.

Noun

jerry (plural jerries)

(Britain, slang) A chamber pot.
- 1976, Angela Carter, ‘The Mother Lode’, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage 2013, p. 3:
  We used chamber-pots a good deal – ‘jerries’ – cause of much hilarity doe to the hostilities.

Synonyms

(chamber pot) See Thesaurus:chamber pot

Etymology 2

Short for jerry-built.

Adjective

jerry (not comparable)

(dated) Jerry-built.
- 1889, Alfred Thomas Story, A book of vagrom men and vagrant thoughts, p. 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

Alternative forms.

Noun

jerry (plural jerries)

(ethnic slur) Alternative letter-case form of Jerry: a German.

Synonyms

(a German) See German

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