JERRY-BUILT


Meaning of JERRY-BUILT in English

noun

( old-fashioned , disapproving ) built quickly and cheaply without caring about quality or safety

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: origin unknown; sometimes said to be from the name of a firm of builders in Liverpool, or to allude to the walls of Jericho, which fell down at the sound of Joshua's trumpets (Josh. 6:20).

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