Kraut, Krauthead, Boche, Jerry, Hun
(noun) offensive term for a person of German descent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Jerry
A diminutive of the male given names Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jerome, Jerrold, Gerald, Gerard, similar male given names.
A diminutive of the female given names Geraldine, Jerilyn.
An unincorporated community in Asotin County, Washington, United States; named for early rancher Jerry McGuire.
Jerry (plural Jerries)
Alternative letter-case form of jerry: a chamber pot
Jerry
(UK, US, ethnic slur, dated) A personification of the German people.
Jerry (plural Jerries)
(British, US, ethnic slur, dated) A German, particularly a male German.
Reused during World War II and used since that war to connote lingering animosity or enmity towards Germans or Germany.
• Boche
• Fritz
• Kraut
jerry (plural jerries)
(British, slang) A chamber pot.
• (chamber pot) See chamber pot
jerry (not comparable)
(dated) Jerry-built.
Alternative forms.
jerry (plural jerries)
(racial slur) Alternative letter-case form of Jerry: a German.
• (a German) See German
Source: Wiktionary
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
