JERRY-BUILD


Meaning of JERRY-BUILD in English

Pronunciation: ' jer- ē - ˌ bild

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: -built \ - ˌ bilt \ ; -build · ing

Etymology: back-formation from jerry-built

Date: 1885

: to build cheaply and flimsily

– jer · ry-build · er noun

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