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JERRY-BUILT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. built cheaply and unsubstantially 2. carelessly or hastily put together Synonyms See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus
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jerry-built, adj. meanings, etymology and more
The earliest known use of the adjective jerry-built is in the 1860s. OED's earliest evidence for jerry-built is from 1869, in a glossary by John C. Atkinson ...
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'Jerry-built' vs. 'Jury-rigged' vs. 'Jerry-rigged' - Merriam-Webster
Jerry-built means “built cheaply and unsubstantially.” Jerry-rigged means “organized or constructed in a crude or improvised manner.” Jury- ...
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jerry-built
ˈjerry-ˈbuilt, a. [See prec.] Built unsubstantially of bad materials; built to sell but not to last. Also fig.1869 Lonsdale Gloss., Jerry-built, slightly, or unsubstantially built. 1875 Ruskin Fors Clav. V. 263 Rows of jerry-built cottages are creeping up. 1900 G. C. Brodrick Mem. & Impr. 316 It wou...
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JERRY-BUILT definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
1. built cheaply and flimsily 2. contrived or developed in a haphazard, unsubstantial fashion, as a project or organization 1. ramshackle, rickety, shoddy, ...
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jerry-built / jury-rigged | Common Errors in English Usage and More
Something poorly built is “jerry-built.” Something rigged up temporarily in a makeshift manner with materials at hand, often in an ingenious manner, is “jury- ...
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Jerry Springer Built a Successful Career Prior to His Death ... - Yahoo
Apr 27, 2023Jerry Springer built a substantial career in the television industry prior to his death. Thanks to his multiple endeavors in TV, production, journalism and more, the former Jerry Springer show ...
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The term jerry-built means to be made poorly, or of cheap materials
The term jerry-built means to be made poorly, or of cheap materials: Flimsy houses were jerry-built on the hillside.
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jerry-built - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Unknown; there are many theories. Adjective. edit · jerry-built. Built cheaply and shoddily. ... 1832, Liverpool Mercury, ...
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JERRY-BUILT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
adjective ... built cheaply and flimsily ... Synonyms: slipshod, shoddy, rickety, ramshackle ... Discover More ... Word History and Origins ... Origin of jerry-built.
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Jerry Builder: Origin of the term - The Priory and the Cast Iron Shore
Jerry-built referred to poor houses or buildings made of the cheapest, most inferior materials, these were speculative builders who often had ...
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75 Synonyms & Antonyms for JERRY-BUILT | Thesaurus.com
broken-down · crumbling · decrepit · derelict · dilapidated · flimsy · jerry-built · rickety · shabby · shaky · tottering · tumble-down · unfirm · unsafe ...
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Jerry's Pond
Before being disused, it was known as Jerry's Pit. Swimming remained common there until a pool was built nearby, named after McCrehan's grandson, Frank McCrehan.
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Jesus Built My Hotrod
Left with little choice, Jourgensen sent in a tape of “Jesus Built My Hotrod”, since it was the only song he had by this time. The song begins with a spoken word intro, which refers to Jerry Lee Lewis as “the devil” and Jesus Christ as “an architect previous to his career as a
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