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soda jerk

soda jerk noun: a person who works at a soda fountain.

soda jerk: a person who works at a soda fountain
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Noun

soda jerk (plural soda jerks)

  1. (US, dated, idiomatic) A person who works at a soda fountain.
    • Looking at it, serenely topping that crazy-quilt house, I had the impression of its being an outrageously squashed cherry topping, the whipped cream of as madly a concocted sundae that a soda jerk ever made. A pleasant impression.1943 January, John York Cabot, “Rats in the Belfry”, in Amazing Stories
    Synonyms:
    soda jerker

Synonyms of soda jerk

Forms of soda jerk

pluralsoda jerks

Questions about soda jerk

What does soda jerk mean?
Soda jerk means a person who works at a soda fountain.
What part of speech is soda jerk?
Soda jerk is a noun.
What is the plural of soda jerk?
The plural of soda jerk is soda jerks.

Words near soda jerk in the dictionary

  1. soda fountain chair
  2. soda fountain chairs
  3. soda fountains
  4. soda glass
  5. soda glasses
  6. soda jerk
  7. soda jerker
  8. soda jerkers
  9. soda jerks
  10. soda lake
  11. soda lakes

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