Jerry
noun/ˈdʒeri/
/ˈdʒeri/
(plural Jerries)
- a first name for boys, sometimes short for Jeremy or Jeremiah
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- (British English, old-fashioned, taboo, offensive, slang) an offensive word for a person from Germany, used especially during the First and Second World Wars
Word OriginIn sense 2: First World War: probably an alteration of German.
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