jerry-build

[ jer-ee-bild ]

verb (used with object)

, jer·ry-built, jer·ry-build·ing.

1. to build cheaply and flimsily.

jerry-build

verb

1. tr to build (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials

Derived Forms

• ˈjerry-ˌbuilder, noun

Other Words From

• jerry-builder noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of jerry-build¹

1880–85; back formation from jerry-builder. See jerry ², build

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