Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A German, especially a German soldier.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A machine for shearing fabrics.
- noun The jocular uproar or noise made in a printing-house by compositors on any extraordinary occasion.
- Defectively or flimsily constructed; jerry-built: as, a jerry house; a jerry ship.
- noun A man who erects flimsy buildings; a speculator who constructs houses hastily and unsubstantially.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Both Builder's Cant, Both Builder's Cant Flimsy; jerry-built.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun UK, dated, slang
German - proper noun A
nickname forJeremiah ,Jeremy ,Jerrold ,Gerald ,Gerard , and similar male names; also used as a formal malegiven name . - proper noun A diminutive of the female given names
Geraldine andJerilyn . - proper noun An old nickname for a
chamber pot (also refered to as apotty ) (Dated UK)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun offensive term for a person of German descent
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"DEAR JERRY JUNIOR: I hope you don't mind being called" Jerry
Jerry Junior Jean Webster 1896
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"Cowster Back To The Future" by Jerry Ong: ©Jerry Ong Spots are limited to the first 20 candidates who meet the requirements, which are pretty tough.
Inventor Spot - Inventions, Innovations, and Interesting Ideas for the Inventor in All of Us Myra Per-Lee 2010
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[Illustration: JERRY GIVES TOM A LESSON IN SHOOTING.] "It would have cut his top-knot off, Jerry, and that is all.
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Officials say the naturalized U.S. citizen from Haiti came to Odessa as a ninth-grader using the name Jerry Joseph.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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Beyond all doubt, this Jerry is the sole survivor of the Arangi.
CHAPTER XXIV 2010
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Hairston's talents are rivaled only by his bloodlines (his brother Jerry is the Orioles 'second baseman and his dad, uncle and grandfather also played).
USATODAY.com - Lots of hitters, but pitching is a long way off 2002
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Beyond all doubt, this Jerry is the sole survivor of the Arangi.
Chapter 24 1917
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Wright, who still calls Montimere by the name Jerry, said he was livid once he learned Joseph wasn't who he said he was.
SI.com 2011
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In an earlier version of this article the name of Jerry del Missier, co-CEO of Barclay Capital, was misspelled as Jerry del Messier.
Barclays Falls Short of Big Dreams David Enrich 2012
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He didn't want to stay in Jerry Rice's shadow too long.
No regret in Terrell Owens after decade of controversy, success 2010
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