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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?

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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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   Jerkwater definition: insignificant and out-of-the-way. See examples of JERKWATER used in a sentence.

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   1. Remote, small, and insignificant: a jerkwater town. 2. Contemptibly trivial: jerkwater notions. [From jerkwater, a branch-line train, so called because its small boiler had to be refilled often, requiring train crews to "jerk" or draw water from streams.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   Jun 2, 2024 · jerkwater (comparative more jerkwater, superlative most jerkwater) (US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.

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

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

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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.