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

How to use soda jerk in a sentence

You write a lot about how you were a jerk or a snob when it came to comedy or film.
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Emetophobia tends to compromise my relationships, turning me into a selfish jerk.
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What they found was that most people preferred to work with the lovable fool rather than the competent jerk.
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He would shake a chilled Coke, and then spray the soda into a cold glass of milk.
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Place the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt on parchment or wax paper.
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Amorphous urates are readily soluble in caustic soda solutions.
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Crystals of calcium oxalate are insoluble in acetic acid or caustic soda.
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He walked over to the table and mixed two tumblers of whiskey-and-soda, wondering why he had not thought of it before.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
He paused, then mixed and drank another whiskey-and-soda, lit a cigarette, and resumed.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Is spring water fit for washing the iodized paper; if it contains either sulphate or bicarbonate of lime or muriate of soda?
Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853|Various

British Dictionary definitions for soda jerk

soda jerk

noun

US slang a person who serves at a soda fountain

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