English Explanatory Dictionary

jerry-built

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Built cheaply and shoddily.

Word forms

jerry-built

Etymology

Unknown; there are many theories.

Related words

jerry-build jerry-builder jerrybuilder jury-rigged scratch-built shoddy

Derived words

jerry-rigged

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