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jerkwater

/ˈdʒɜːrkˌwɔː.tər/

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adjective

/ˈdʒɜːrkˌwɔː.tər/formalamericanobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее американское сленговое прилагательное, означающее незначительный, отдаленный или низкого качества, первоначально относившееся к маленькому, неважному городку, где поезд останавливался только для набора воды.

An old-fashioned American slang adjective meaning insignificant, remote, or of poor quality, originally referring to a small, unimportant town where a train would stop only to take on water.

  1. Small and remoteC1informalamerican

    Describes a place that is small, isolated, and considered unimportant or insignificant.

    ruЗахолустный

    • They grew up in a jerkwater town in the middle of nowhere.
    • The company's headquarters were in a jerkwater location far from the city.
    • He complained about having to work in a jerkwater office.

    Synonymsbackwaterinsignificantone-horseremote

    Antonymsimportantmajormetropolitanurban

Forms
  • more jerkwater comparative form
  • most jerkwater superlative form