Contemporary slang . 2014.
Jerkwater — (meaning contemptibly trivial or small and insignificant ) is the name of an indie rock trio. Formed in 1998, the Brooklyn, NY band includes guitarist Chris Bowers, bassist Steve Christensen and drummer John Connell (a.k.a Johnny Rock), with all… … Wikipedia
jerkwater — adj. [from jerk + water, a place where it is necessary to draw (jerk) water to supply the boiler of a steam engine.] 1. small and remote and insignificant; as, a jerkwater college. Syn: one horse, pokey, poky. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Railroads) Off the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jerkwater — ☆ jerkwater [jʉrk′wôt΄ər ] n. [ JERK1 + WATER: prob. in reference to pulling the valve on the water tank to fill the engine boiler] a train on an early branch railroad adj. Informal small, unimportant, etc. [a jerkwater town] … English World dictionary
jerkwater — adjective Etymology: from jerkwater rural train Date: 1888 1. remote and unimportant < jerkwater towns > 2. trivial … New Collegiate Dictionary
jerkwater — /jerrk waw teuhr, wot euhr/, adj. 1. Informal. insignificant and out of the way: a jerkwater town. 2. (formerly) off the main line: a jerkwater train. n. 3. (formerly) a train not running on the main line. [1875 80, Amer.; JERK1 + WATER; so… … Universalium
jerkwater — mod. backwoodsy; insignificant. (See also one horse town.) □ I’m from a little jerkwater town in the Midwest. □ He’s sort of the jerkwater type … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
jerkwater — 1. noun /ˈdʒɚk.wɑ.tɚ/ A train on a branch line. […] by bailing from near streams with buckets, (the brake man called this operation jerking water) and from this the road gets its name of jerkwater road. 2. adjective /ˈdʒɚk.wɑ.tɚ/ Of an inhabited… … Wiktionary
jerkwater — jerk|wa|ter [ dʒɜrk,wɔtər ] adjective AMERICAN INFORMAL a jerkwater place is far from big cities and has nothing interesting or exciting happening in it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jerkwater — A combination of jerk and backwater. Used to describe someone or something that is stupid and jerky. I gotta get out of this jerkwater town. Used at: http://www.myentireass.com/forum/1021016933,78386,.shtml … Dictionary of american slang
jerkwater — A combination of jerk and backwater. Used to describe someone or something that is stupid and jerky. I gotta get out of this jerkwater town. Used at: http://www.myentireass.com/forum/1021016933,78386,.shtml … Dictionary of american slang
