Jerry

名词 n. 专有名词

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative letter-case form of jerry (“a chamber pot”). alt-of
  2. A German, particularly a male German. UK,US,dated,ethnic,slur
    — But Robert had been cheeriness itself, had told them to buck up and think of England, reminding them that moaning wasn’t going to beat the Jerries.
专有名词
  1. A diminutive of the male given names Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jared, Jerome, Jermaine, Jerrold, or similar male given names.
    — We stated in our last that the award in this class was sent to Fowler & Vannatta’s Jerry, but this was a mistake which arose from the fact that there were two Jerrys in this class and both of them grade Herefords, one from Benton County, Ind., and one shown by Wallace Libby & Co., Ottawa, Ill. When the awards were made it was announced that Mr. Vannatta’s Jerry was the winner, and that breeder left for his home congratulating himself on the fact of having a winner on the block; […]
  2. A personification of the German people. UK,US,dated,ethnic,slur
    — Phipps went on: “One of our chaps, out on a reccy over the Bulgarian front, thought he saw something in the snow. Something fishy. He dropped down to have a dekko and nearly had kittens. What d'you think? Jerry's got a mass of stuff there—tanks, guns, lorries, every sort of heavy armament. All camouflaged. White.”
  3. A diminutive of the female given names Geraldine or Jerilyn.
  4. An unincorporated community in Asotin County, Washington, United States; named for early rancher Jerry McGuire.

词形变化

Jerrys plural Jerries plural Gerry alternative Jheri alternative Gerry alternative Geri alternative Gerri alternative Jeri alternative Jerri alternative Jerrie alternative Jerries plural jerry alternative geri alternative gerri alternative Jerries plural jerry alternative geri alternative gerri alternative

词源

词源 1
Clipping + -y.
词源 2
Clipping of German + -y. Popularized during World War I.
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