soda jerk

Also so·da jerk·er

[soh-duh jurk]

noun

Informal: Older Use.

1. a person who prepares and serves sodas and ice cream at a soda fountain.

soda jerk

noun

1. slang,  a person who serves at a soda fountain

Word History and Origins

Origin of soda jerk¹

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

Example Sentences

Born in Nebraska and raised in South Dakota, Leahy worked in his youth as a cowhand, a soda jerk and a clerk in a trading post.

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The Hollywood of the mind is this place where any soda jerk can become Clark Gable, and high school girls suddenly become movie stars.

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Instead he saved $35 in earnings as a soda jerk to take seven flying lessons.

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He was chosen to be the soda jerk because he was smart, efficient and honest.

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The book, which provides travel information, also has lists like traditional soda jerk terms and Japan’s rarest fruits.

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