JERKWATER


Meaning of JERKWATER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjərk-ˌwȯ-tər, -ˌwä- ]

adjective

Etymology: from jerkwater rural train

Date: 1888

1. : remote and unimportant

jerkwater towns

2. : trivial

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.