JERRY

Kraut, Krauthead, Boche, Jerry, Hun

(noun) offensive term for a person of German descent

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Proper noun

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

Jerry (plural Jerries)

Alternative letter-case form of jerry: a chamber pot

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Jerry

(UK, US, ethnic slur, dated) A personification of the German people.

Noun

Jerry (plural Jerries)

(British, US, ethnic slur, dated) A German, particularly a male German.

Usage notes

Reused during World War II and used since that war to connote lingering animosity or enmity towards Germans or Germany.

Synonyms

• Boche

• Fritz

• Kraut

Etymology 1

Noun

jerry (plural jerries)

(British, slang) A chamber pot.

Synonyms

• (chamber pot) See chamber pot

Etymology 2

Adjective

jerry (not comparable)

(dated) Jerry-built.

Etymology 3

Alternative forms.

Noun

jerry (plural jerries)

(racial slur) Alternative letter-case form of Jerry: a German.

Synonyms

• (a German) See German

Source: Wiktionary

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