jerrybag
jerrybag noun: a woman who consorted with the Germans during the Second World War.
Noun
jerrybag (plural jerrybags)
- A woman who consorted with the Germans during the Second World War.
- I said, ‘Raymond and Horace are killed, and my lovely Liza is a jerry-bag.’1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 263
- ‘I saw you smiling at those Jerries. I was in the bloody BEF. We saw girls like you in France. A Jerrybag, are you, is that the story?’2008, Stephen Baxter, Weaver
Forms of jerrybag
| plural | jerrybags |
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Origin of jerrybag
From Jerry + bag.
Questions about jerrybag
- What does jerrybag mean?
- Jerrybag means a woman who consorted with the Germans during the Second World War.
- What part of speech is jerrybag?
- Jerrybag is a noun.
- What is the plural of jerrybag?
- The plural of jerrybag is jerrybags.
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