jerk-water
jerk-water · more jerk-water · most jerk-water
Of an inhabited place, small, isolated, backwardOf an inhabited place, small, isolated, backward.
Meaning
2 senses(US, colloquial, derogatory)Of an inhabited place, small, isolated, backward.
(US, colloquial, derogatory)Railroads with low traffic.
Forms
more jerk-water, most jerk-water| Comparative | more jerk-water Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most jerk-water Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsSee: Thesaurus:remote place
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.