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jerkwater
[ jurk-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
/ ˈdʒɜrkˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /
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adjective
Informal. insignificant and out-of-the-way: a jerkwater town.
(formerly) off the main line: a jerkwater train.
noun
(formerly) a train not running on the main line.
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Words nearby jerkwater
jerk, jerk around, jerkin, jerkinhead, jerk-off, jerkwater, jerky, jerky nystagmus, Jerne, Jeroboam, Jerold
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How to use jerkwater in a sentence
And we can empty that pocket just as well with a little jerkwater outfit like this as we could with a big crew and a real mill.
The Killer|Stewart Edward WhiteHe'd make more dough if he owned the local garage and dealer franchise for one of the automobile companies in some jerkwater town.
The Common Man|Guy McCord (AKA Dallas McCord Reynolds)They came from Chicago and jerkwater towns in Nebraska, from farms and steel mills, from the stage and the pulpit.
Land of the Burnt Thigh|Edith Eudora KohlHe's never been out of a jerkwater burg in his life, hardly.
Free Air|Sinclair Lewis
British Dictionary definitions for jerkwater
jerkwater
/ (ˈdʒɜːkˌwɔːtə) /
adjective
US and Canadian slang inferior and insignificanta jerkwater town
Word Origin for jerkwater
C19: originally referring to railway locomotives for which water was taken on in buckets from streams along the route
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