jerry

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)

1. (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)

1. (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)

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

Synonyms

• (a German) See German