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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Probably an abbreviation of jeroboam.
Noun
jerry (plural jerries)
- (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.
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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, 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
Alternative forms.
Noun
jerry (plural jerries)
- (ethnic slur) Alternative letter-case form of Jerry: a German.
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