jerkwater
IPA: dʒˈɝkwɔtɝ
noun
- (US, historical) A train on a branch line.
- A jerkwater town.
adjective
- (US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.
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Examples of "jerkwater" in Sentences
- A jerk being a resident of a jerkwater town.
- I don't think this explanation of jerkwater is correct.
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