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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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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
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
A soda jerk dreams of performing his songs on Broadway.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2021
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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