jerry-build

[ jer-ee-bild ]

/ ˈdʒɛr iˌbɪld /

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verb (used with object), jer·ry-built, jer·ry-build·ing.

to build cheaply and flimsily.

Nearby words

jerold, jerome, jerreed, jerry, jerry can, jerry-build, jerry-built, jerry-rig, jersey, jersey barrier, jersey city

Origin of jerry-build

1880–85; back formation from jerry-builder. See jerry², build

Related forms

jer·ry-build·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for jerry-build

jerry-build

verb -builds, -building or -built

(tr) to build (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials

Derived Forms

jerry-builder, noun

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