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jerkwater

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I thought it was from residents of jerkwater towns.

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Quick take

A jerkwater town.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of jerkwater gathered in one view.

noun

A jerkwater town.

noun

(US, historical) A train on a branch line.

adjective

(US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for jerkwater.

adjective

(US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.

See also: provincial, pokey, poky, one-horse

Example sentences

1

I thought it was from residents of jerkwater towns.

2

No "wikipedia sucks and is unreliable because I could say he's from Jerkwater, East Dakota," please.

3

None of this is actually about moralizing, but very much about signaling that one is part of the cohort of "discerning" consumers (who wouldn't be caught dead, darling, eating a Red Delicious), and not among those great unwashed backwoods jerkwater hordes who eat them because they don't know any better.

Quote examples

1

No "wikipedia sucks and is unreliable because I could say he's from Jerkwater, East Dakota," please.

2

None of this is actually about moralizing, but very much about signaling that one is part of the cohort of "discerning" consumers (who wouldn't be caught dead, darling, eating a Red Delicious), and not among those great unwashed backwoods jerkwater hordes who eat them because they don't know any better.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use jerkwater in a sentence?

I thought it was from residents of jerkwater towns.

What does jerkwater mean?

A jerkwater town.

What part of speech is jerkwater?

jerkwater is commonly used as noun, adjective.