jerry
nomverbeadjectifnomnomcourant dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈdʒɛɹi//
A chamber pot.
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argotA chamber pot.
We used chamber-pots a good deal – ‘jerries’ – cause of much hilarity doe to the hostilities.
Étymologie
Probably an abbreviation of jeroboam.
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vieilliSynonym of jerrybuild.
Étymologie
Short for jerrybuild or jerry-built.
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vieilliJerry-built.
If a man builds a jerry-house, he has a jerry conscience; and there are a lot of consciences of that description going about.
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Variante de JerryAlternative letter-case form of Jerry (“a German”).
Étymologie
Alternative forms.
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obsolèteA watch (timepiece).
Watch stealing, or jerry getting, as the thieving fraternity designate the operation, is carried on to a considerable extent all the year round.
R. Austin Freeman, A Savant's Vendetta 'Do you know a jerry when you sees one — a red 'un, mind you?' […] The fellow looked furtively at the door and then, diving into an inner pocket, pulled out a handsome gold watch with a massive chain attached, exhibited it for a moment and then dropped it back.
Formes
- pluriel
- jerries
- passé
- jerried
- participe passé
- jerried
- participe présent
- jerrying
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- jerries