English Explanatory Dictionary

jerrycummumble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To shake, towzle, or tumble about; to jumble, shake, toss, or get into a muddle.

Word forms

jerrycummumble jerrycummumbles jerrycummumbling jerrycummumbled jerrymumble

Etymology

* jerry from jerry or Jerry. Similar to jerry-built or "jerry-sneak". Possibly taken from Jerry, a nickname for Germans. * jerrycummumble and its alternative jerrymumble possibly made to rhyme with "fumble, rumble, or tumble. * Potentially related to "jerry-cum-fumble". * Its earliest documented usage is 1709, but Green's Dictionary exemplifies frequent usage of the term between 1785 and 1834.

Synonyms

jerrymumble
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