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   jerkwater

   /ˈdʒəːkˌwɔːtə/

   adjective

   • 1. of or associated with small, remote, and insignificant rural settlements: informal North American "some jerkwater town"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from jerk1 + water, from the need for early railway engines to be supplied with water in remote areas, by dipping a bucket into a stream and ‘jerking’ it out by rope.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › jerkwaterJerkwater Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of JERKWATER is remote and unimportant. How to use jerkwater in a sentence. Did you know?

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishJERKWATER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   JERKWATER definition: 1. used to describe a place that is small, not important, and a long way from other places: 2…. Learn more.

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   There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word jerkwater. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishJERKWATER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   US and Canadian slang inferior and insignificant.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryJERKWATER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   JERKWATER meaning: 1. used to describe a place that is small, not important, and a long way from other places: 2…. Learn more.

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   Define jerkwater. jerkwater synonyms, jerkwater pronunciation, jerkwater translation, English dictionary definition of jerkwater. adj. Informal 1. Remote, small, and insignificant: a jerkwater town. 2. Contemptibly trivial: jerkwater notions. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › jerkwaterJerkwater - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › jerkwaterJerkwater Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   JERKWATER meaning: used to describe a small town, village, etc., that is out in the country far from cities

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    Oct 19, 2024 · jerkwater (comparative more jerkwater, superlative most jerkwater) (US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › jerkwaterJerkwater Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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    Being or appropriate to a small, remote, unimportant community or region. A jerkwater town. Contemptibly trivial. Jerkwater notions. A train on an early branch railroad. Find similar words to jerkwater using the buttons below. Jerkwater definition: Remote, small, and insignificant.