jerkwater
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jerk·wa·ter
(jûrk'wô'tər, -wŏt'ər) 
adj. Informal
adj. Informal
- Remote, small, and insignificant: a jerkwater town.
- Contemptibly trivial: jerkwater notions.
[From jerkwater, a branch-line train, so called because its small boiler had to be refilled often, requiring train crews to "jerk" or draw water from streams.]
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jerkwater
mod. rural; backwoodsy; insignificant. I'm from a little jerkwater town in the Midwest.
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jerkwater
adjective
adjective, US
Small, insignificant, inferior. (1897 —) .
R. Lockridge It won't be easy for him to get another job if he's fired...Maybe at some jerkwater college at half what he's getting now (1970).
[From earlier application to a train operating on a branch line, from the notion of a locomotive with a small boiler that had to be replenished with water 'jerked' (i.e. pulled up) from track-side streams in a bucket.]
adjective, US
Small, insignificant, inferior. (1897 —) .
R. Lockridge It won't be easy for him to get another job if he's fired...Maybe at some jerkwater college at half what he's getting now (1970).
[From earlier application to a train operating on a branch line, from the notion of a locomotive with a small boiler that had to be replenished with water 'jerked' (i.e. pulled up) from track-side streams in a bucket.]
| jerk-off, jerk, jelly-belly | |
| jerry, jig, jig-a-jig |
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categories related to 'jerkwater'
- Parts, Practices, and Argot - jerkwater: (adj) Informal. designating small town at which train draws water from track pan without stopping
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Jerkwater is an indie rock trio formed in 1998 in Brooklyn, New York. The band includes guitarist Chris Bowers, bassist Steve Christensen and drummer John Connell (a.k.a. Johnny Rock), with all members sharing vocal duties.
On April 3, 2001, Love and Latitude, their debut full-length CD was released on Plus Records. Veteran producer and sound engineer Jacques Cohen (Mercury Rev, Hopewell) handled engineering and production at The Space, his recording studio in Poughkeepsie, New York.
As of 2005[update], Jerkwater was on hiatus as band members pursued other projects, including Kings County Queens and Junior and Sons.
External links
- jerkwaterlodge (Jerkwater's official site)
- Jerkwater at Allmusic
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