jerry

/ˈd͡ʒɛɹi//ˈdʒɛɹi/

jerry noun: a chamber pot. Also the alternative letter-case form of Jerry.

Noun (1)

jerry (plural jerries)

(Ireland, UK, slang) A chamber pot.
- We used chamber-pots a good deal – ‘jerries’ – cause of much hilarity doe to the hostilities.1976, Angela Carter, “The Mother Lode”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 3
Synonyms:

chamber pot

Verb

jerry (third-person singular simple present jerries, present participle jerrying, simple past and past participle jerried)

(dated) Synonym of jerrybuild.

Synonyms:

jerrybuild

Adjective

jerry (not comparable)

(dated) Jerry-built.
- If a man builds a jerry-house, he has a jerry conscience; and there are a lot of consciences of that description going about.1889, Alfred Thomas Story, A book of vagrom men and vagrant thoughts, page 57

Noun (2)

jerry (plural jerries)

(UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) A watch (timepiece).
- Watch stealing, or jerry getting, as the thieving fraternity designate the operation, is carried on to a considerable extent all the year round.1883 November 17, Tit-Bits
- 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.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Jerry

Jerry (plural Jerrys or Jerries)

A diminutive of the male given names Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jared, Jerome, Jermaine, Jerrold, and similar male given names.
- We stated in our last that the award in this class was sent to Fowler & Vannatta’s Jerry, but this was a mistake which arose from the fact that there were two Jerrys in this class and both of them grade Herefords, one from Benton County, Ind., and one shown by Wallace Libby & Co., Ottawa, Ill. When...1886 November 25, “On the Block. A Grand Display of Meat at the Fat-Stock Show.”, in The Breeder’s Gazette. […], volume X, number 22 (261 overall), Chicago, Ill.: J[ames] H[arvey] Sanders & Co., […]...
- ..."I, incidentally, am Jeremy Wilson, and anyone who abbreviates that to 'Jerry' does so at unspeakable peril."
  "Oh really?" Kay asked. "Why?"
  "Well, just a wartime hangover. We used to call the Germans 'Jerries'."
  "I don't know much about the German war."1970, Santha Rama Rau, The Adventuress, page 157
A diminutive of the female given names Geraldine and Jerilyn.
An unincorporated community in Asotin County, Washington, United States; named for early rancher Jerry McGuire.

Noun (3) capitalized: Jerry

Jerry (plural Jerries)

Alternative letter-case form of jerry (“a chamber pot”).

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Jerry

Jerry

(UK, US, dated, ethnic, slur) A personification of the German people.
- Phipps went on: “One of our chaps, out on a reccy over the Bulgarian front, thought he saw something in the snow. Something fishy. He dropped down to have a dekko and nearly had kittens. What d'you think? Jerry's got a mass of stuff there—tanks, guns, lorries, every sort of heavy armament. All...2011 [1965], Olivia Manning, Friends And Heroes (The Balkan Trilogy), Random House, →ISBN
- […] chucking your towel on the sunbed and making sure Jerry doesn't get there first.2012, Bill Leckie, Penthouse and Pavement

Noun (4) capitalized: Jerry

Jerry (plural Jerries)

(UK, US, dated, ethnic, slur) A German, particularly a male German.
- But Robert had been cheeriness itself, had told them to buck up and think of England, reminding them that moaning wasn’t going to beat the Jerries.2012, Margaret James, The Penny Bangle, Harpenden: Choc Lit, →ISBN, page 43
Synonyms:

Boche, Fritz, Kraut

Also used as

jerry is also the alternative letter-case form of Jerry.

jerry meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

jerry in Hindi

जेरी, जैरी

jerry in Tamil

ஜெர்ரி, ஜெர்ரீ, ஜெரி

jerry in Marathi

जेरी, जॅरी, जेरीकडे

jerry in Urdu

جیری

More languagesFewer languages

jerry in Bengali: জেরি, জেরির কাছে, জেরিকে
jerry in Telugu: జెర్రీ, జేరీ, జెరీ
jerry in Malayalam: ജെറി, ജെയ്റി, ജെറിക്ക്
jerry in Kannada: ಜೆರ್ರಿ, ಜೆರ್ರೀ
jerry in Punjabi: ਜੈਰੀ, ਜੇਰੀ
jerry in Gujarati: જેરી, જેરીને
jerry in Odia: ଜେରୀ, ଜେରି, ଜେରୀଙ୍କୁ
jerry in Nepali: जेरी, जेरीलाई

Examples of jerry in a sentence

Jerry is a financial member of the club.
Jerry will hit up a round for us all.
Jerry was slowing down, so I swapped in Tom.

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Synonyms of jerry

Forms of jerry

Noun
plural	jerries
plural	Jerries
Verb
third-person singular present	jerries
present participle	jerrying
past participle	jerried
past	jerried
Proper noun
plural	Jerrys
plural	Jerries
alternative form	Gerry
alternative form	Jheri
alternative form	Geri
alternative form	Gerri
alternative form	Jeri
alternative form	Jerri
alternative form	Jerrie
alternative form	jerry
alternative form	geri

Origin of jerry

Probably an abbreviation of jeroboam.

Short for jerrybuild or jerry-built.

Alternative forms.

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Words that rhyme with jerry

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Questions about jerry

What does jerry mean?: Jerry means a chamber pot.
What is jerry in Hindi?: Jerry in Hindi is जेरी, जैरी. See Jerry meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is jerry?: Jerry can be a noun, a verb, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce jerry?: Jerry is pronounced /ˈdʒɛɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of jerry?: The plural of jerry is jerries.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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