/ˈd͡ʒɛɹi/
- A diminutive of the male given names Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jared, Jerome, Jermaine, Jerrold, or similar male given names.
“We stated in our last that the award in this class was sent to Fowler & Vannatta’s Jerry, but this was a mistake which arose from the fact that there were two Jerrys in this class and both of them gra”
“..."I, incidentally, am Jeremy Wilson, and anyone who abbreviates that to 'Jerry' does so at unspeakable peril."
"Oh really?" Kay asked. "Why?"
"Well, just a wartime hangover. We used to call the Germ”
“And Jerry would appear, his work-clothes clean and pressed, his thinning rust-red hair combed flat, his glasses round and earnest, and quietly fix whatever was wrong. There was a Mrs. Jerry, who kept ”
- A diminutive of the female given names Geraldine or Jerilyn.
- An unincorporated community in Asotin County, Washington, United States; named for early rancher Jerry McGuire.
- alt-ofAlternative letter-case form of jerry (“a chamber pot”).
- Ireland, UK, slangA chamber pot.
“We used chamber-pots a good deal – ‘jerries’ – cause of much hilarity doe to the hostilities.”
- UK, obsoleteA watch (timepiece).
“Watch stealing, or jerry getting, as the thieving fraternity designate the operation, is carried on to a considerable extent all the year round.”
“R. Austin Freeman, A Savant's Vendetta
'Do you know a jerry when you sees one — a red 'un, mind you?' […] The fellow looked furtively at the door and then, diving into an inner pocket, pulled out a ha”
- dated, not-comparableJerry-built.
“If a man builds a jerry-house, he has a jerry conscience; and there are a lot of consciences of that description going about.”
FormsJerrys(plural) · Jerries(plural) · Gerry(alternative) · Jheri(alternative) · Geri(alternative) · Gerri(alternative) · Jeri(alternative) · Jerri(alternative) · Jerrie(alternative) · jerries(plural)
Source: Wiktionary