Definitions
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- noun UK, derogatory, colloquial A
German . - noun UK, slang A chamber pot.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Regardless of the origins of the terms jerry-built and jury-rigged, the fact of the matter is that the term jerry-rigged was used by American troops to describe the shoddy state of German equipment in the last years of the war.
Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #139 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008
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the term jerry rigged's been addressed, but as to paddy wagon, somehow most people don't realize it refers to irish people, I only know cuz I live in Boston with tons of irish folk.
Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #139 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008
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He and one of our guards then have to heave gallons of water in jerry cans up to the roof of our bathroom to fill the water tank.
Kass II 2005
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He and one of our guards then have to heave gallons of water in jerry cans up to the roof of our bathroom to fill the water tank.
Wanderlustress: 2005
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This bidder - "jerry" - defaulted on over $13,000 of domain purchases, and was still allowed to bid in future auctions.
Domain Name Wire 2008
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This bidder - "jerry" - defaulted on over $13,000 of domain purchases, and was still allowed to bid in future auctions.
Domain Name Wire 2008
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I’d still be thinking the fuel is in jerry cans, so if you hit an obstacle that “must be portaged”, you can offload a bit of weight.
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Check out Gerry Studds too, elected 6 times after they found out what he did, I'd say it but cnn would censor me then, google the name jerry studds.
Legislators dismiss most ethics charges against Sanford 2009
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OMG they are calling jerry deli that place is great.
VOTD: Young Funny People (Adam Sandler and Judd Apatow) Make Prank Calls | /Film 2009
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He was shabbily dressed in a suit of greenish-black and wore what we used to call a jerry hat with a high crown.
Dubliners 2003
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March 22, 2011