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Jerry, n.2 colloq. (orig. Mil. slang).|ˈdʒɛrɪ|
[Prob. alteration of German a.2 and n.2, perh. infl. by jerry n.1]
A German; spec. a German soldier; a German aircraft; also, the Germans or German soldiers collectively. Also attrib. or as adj. Cf. Fritz1.
1919J. B. Morton Barber of Putney ii, There was three Jerries waiting for 'im to get tired and chuck it. 1925Fraser & Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 131 Jerry over, ‘Lights out!’ The word passed along the lines at the Front at night on the nearing overhead of an enemy aeroplane. Ibid., Jerry up, a warning call on the approach of a German aeroplane. 1929E. W. Springs Above Bright Blue Sky 272 If you have many chaps like him, it won't take long to chase Jerry back to the Rhine. 1931W. V. Tilsley Other Ranks 8 The way they referred to the Germans—almost affectionately. Old Fritz, or Old Jerry! Might be an ally! 1941Southern Daily Echo (Southampton) 26 Mar., Last time the enemy was generally called the Hun by the people at home, and Jerry by the soldiers. The latter is the term which remains in use in the present war. 1942Tee Emm (Air Ministry) II. 58 Net result: all square—instead of one Jerry down. 1943[see bag n. 18 (c)]. 1944G. Netherwood Desert Squadron xii. 118 The well known Jerry boat, the canvas and leather affair, was soon put into active service by our men and also the petrol container known as the ‘Jerrycan’. 1955J. Thomas No Banners xx. 198, I thought you were a Jerry, trailing me. 1961W. Vaughan-Thomas Anzio viii. 185 They almost felt a sympathy for the Jerries under that merciless rain of explosions. 1972Daily Mail 4 May 3/3 Give us a Jerry paper, love... There's a German bloke on top wants one. |