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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jerkwater town

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jerk-wa-ter -town
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small town with minimal facilities and conveniences.

American usage

Etymology

See jerkwater.

Usage

Inflected Forms

jerkwater towns (plural)

Synonyms

tank town one-horse town Podunk Isolated town bump in the road jerkwater jerk-water jerkwater town wide spot in the road Isolated place arse end of nowhere back of beyond

Questions

What does jerkwater town mean?
A small town with minimal facilities and conveniences.
Where does jerkwater town come from?
See jerkwater.

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