First Known Use: 1888
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jerkwater
adjective jerk·wa·ter \ˈjərk-ˌwȯ-tər, -ˌwä-\
—used to describe a small town, village, etc., that is out in the country far from cities
Full Definition of JERKWATER
1
: remote and unimportant <jerkwater towns>
2
: trivial
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Origin of JERKWATER
from jerkwater rural train
Rhymes with JERKWATER
backwater, bathwater, bilgewater, blackwater, blue-water, branch water, breakwater, Clearwater, cold-water, cutwater, dewater, deepwater, dishwater, firewater, first water, floodwater, freshwater, Goldwater, granddaughter, gray water, groundwater, headwater, high-water, hold water, hot water, ice water, limewater, low water, make water, manslaughter, meltwater, rainwater, red water, rosewater, saltwater, seawater, self-slaughter, shearwater, springwater, stepdaughter, still water, tailwater, tap water, tidewater, tread water, wastewater, white-water
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