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Jerry

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

Jerry slang term for the individual German combatant and the German armed forces collectively in both World Wars. Used particularly by British troops, the nickname Jerry did not carry the derogatory connotation of other nicknames for the Germans such as “kraut” or “The Hun.”

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Jerry

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Jerry ♂, ♀ As a boy's name this is a pet form of Jeremy or Gerald, or occasionally of Gerard and Jerome. As a girl's name it is a variant spelling of Gerry, and is sometimes bestowed as an independent given name, as in the case of the American model and actress Jerry Hall (b. 1956).

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Jerry." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Jerry

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Jerry informal term for a German (especially in military contexts); the word is recorded from 1919.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Jerry." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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jerry

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

jerry2 (colloq.) unsubstantial(ly), as in jerry-built, -builder, -building. XIX. of unkn. orig.

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jerry

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

jerry1 (sl.) chamber-pot. XIX. Supposed to be short for prec.; cf. -Y6.

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jerry

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

jerry •Barry, Carrie, carry, Cary, Clarrie, Gary, glengarry, harry, intermarry, Larry, marry, miscarry, parry, tarry •angry • chapelry • cavalry • lamprey •Crabtree •gantry, pantry •Langtry • polyandry •askari, Bari, Cagliari, calamari, Campari, charivari, curare, Ferrari, Harare, Kalahari, Mari, Mata Hari, Qatari, Rastafari, safari, sari, Scutari, shikari, sparry, starry, Stradivari, tamari, terramare, Vasari, Zanzibari •compadre • chantry •beriberi, berry, bury, Ceri, cherry, Derry, ferry, Gerry, jerry, Kerry, merry, perry, Pondicherry, sherry, terry, very, wherry •débris • Hendry • Geoffrey • belfry •devilry, revelry •Henri, henry •peltry •entry, gentry, sentry •pedantry •peasantry, pheasantry, pleasantry •vestry • every • elderberry •checkerberry • whortleberry •chokecherry • daredevilry •Londonderry • knobkerrie

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