What does jerry mean?
Jerry means (UK, Ireland, slang) A chamber pot..
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/ˈdʒɛɹi/ · noun
(UK, Ireland, slang) A chamber pot..
We used chamber-pots a good deal – ‘jerries’ – cause of much hilarity doe to the hostilities.
If a man builds a jerry-house, he has a jerry conscience; and there are a lot of consciences of that description going about.
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.
Watch stealing, or jerry getting, as the thieving fraternity designate the operation, is carried on to a considerable extent all the year round.
Use jerry when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Jerry means (UK, Ireland, slang) A chamber pot..
Common synonyms include chamber pot, German, boche, hun.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We used chamber-pots a good deal – ‘jerries’ – cause of much hilarity doe to the hostilities.
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