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soda jerk

[ soh-duh-jurk ]
/ ˈsoʊ də ˌdʒɜrk /
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noun Informal: Older Use.
a person who prepares and serves sodas and ice cream at a soda fountain.
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Also so·da jerk·er [soh-duh-jur-ker] /ˈsoʊ də ˌdʒɜr kər/ .

Origin of soda jerk

1910–15, Americanism;soda jerk shortened form of earlier (1880–85) soda jerker

Words nearby soda jerk

soda ash, soda biscuit, soda bread, soda cracker, soda fountain, soda jerk, soda lake, soda lime, soda-lime feldspar, sodalist, sodalite
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British Dictionary definitions for soda jerk

soda jerk
noun
US slang a person who serves at a soda fountain
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