Definition of jerkwater in English:

jerkwater

adjectiveˈdʒəːkwɔːtəˈdʒərkwɔtər

North American informal

attributive Of or associated with small, remote, and insignificant rural settlements.
〈美，非正式〉偏僻地方的，边远小地方的
some jerkwater town
某个偏僻乡镇。
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm getting the hell out of this jerkwater town!
- In Britain, we don't have such gems of railway vocabulary as jerkwater.
- Hatcher has laid claim to a jerkwater, sweaty little mining town named Helldorado.
- The hamburger is about as all-American as a food could possibly be… especially one named after some jerkwater town in Germany.

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.

Definition of jerkwater in US English:

jerkwater

adjectiveˈjərkwôtərˈdʒərkwɔtər

North American informal

attributive Of or associated with small, remote, and insignificant rural settlements.
〈美，非正式〉偏僻地方的，边远小地方的
some jerkwater town
某个偏僻乡镇。
Example sentencesExamples
- In Britain, we don't have such gems of railway vocabulary as jerkwater.
- The hamburger is about as all-American as a food could possibly be… especially one named after some jerkwater town in Germany.
- I'm getting the hell out of this jerkwater town!
- Hatcher has laid claim to a jerkwater, sweaty little mining town named Helldorado.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from jerk + 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.

单词	jerkwater
释义	Definition of jerkwater in English: jerkwater adjectiveˈdʒəːkwɔːtəˈdʒərkwɔtər North American informal attributive Of or associated with small, remote, and insignificant rural settlements. 〈美，非正式〉偏僻地方的，边远小地方的 some jerkwater town 某个偏僻乡镇。 Example sentencesExamples I'm getting the hell out of this jerkwater town! In Britain, we don't have such gems of railway vocabulary as jerkwater. Hatcher has laid claim to a jerkwater, sweaty little mining town named Helldorado. The hamburger is about as all-American as a food could possibly be… especially one named after some jerkwater town in Germany. 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. Definition of jerkwater in US English: jerkwater adjectiveˈjərkwôtərˈdʒərkwɔtər North American informal attributive Of or associated with small, remote, and insignificant rural settlements. 〈美，非正式〉偏僻地方的，边远小地方的 some jerkwater town 某个偏僻乡镇。 Example sentencesExamples In Britain, we don't have such gems of railway vocabulary as jerkwater. The hamburger is about as all-American as a food could possibly be… especially one named after some jerkwater town in Germany. I'm getting the hell out of this jerkwater town! Hatcher has laid claim to a jerkwater, sweaty little mining town named Helldorado. Origin Mid 19th century: from jerk + 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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