jerry

views updated Jun 27 2018

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

jerry

views updated May 21 2018

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

Jerry

views updated May 23 2018

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