soda jerk
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of soda jerk
1910–15, soda jerk shortened form of earlier (1880–85) soda jerker
Example Sentences
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Pharmacist-owner Michele Belcher was a soda jerk starting in middle school after her parents bought the Grants Pass Pharmacy from the original owner in 1973.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023
The book, which provides travel information, also has lists like traditional soda jerk terms and Japan’s rarest fruits.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2021
The former boss of a small-town soda jerk finds her posing as an heiress in New York.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2021
Wayne wasn’t around when the Iowa native, a former football star in high school who worked as a truck driver, fruit picker, soda jerk and ice hauler, first embarked on his career as an actor.
From Fox News • Dec. 4, 2018
But girls like her don’t really talk to the soda jerk, except, I guess, to order.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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