Associations to the word «Jerkwater»

Wiktionary

JERKWATER, noun. (US) (historical) A train on a branch line.
JERKWATER, adjective. (US) (colloquial) (pejorative) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.
JERKWATER TOWN, noun. A small town with minimal facilities and conveniences.
JERKWATER TOWNS, noun. Plural of jerkwater town

Dictionary definition

JERKWATER, adjective. Small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns".

Wise words

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