/ ˈdʒeri; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) ( taboo , BrE , slang ) an offensive word for a person from Germany, used especially during the First and Second World Wars
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WORD ORIGIN
First World War: probably an alteration of German.
/ ˈdʒeri; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) ( taboo , BrE , slang ) an offensive word for a person from Germany, used especially during the First and Second World Wars
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WORD ORIGIN
First World War: probably an alteration of German.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005