adj. 1. Built poorly or carelessly of cheap materials; easily broken. That jerry-built cabin will blow apart in a strong wind. 2. Done without careful preparation or thought; planned too quickly. When the regular television program didn't come on, a jerry-built program was substituted at the last minute.
JERRY-BUILT
Meaning of JERRY-BUILT in English
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012