jerry-build

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verb

jer·​ry-build ˈjer-ē-ˌbild 

jerry-built ˈjer-ē-ˌbilt  ; jerry-building

transitive verb

: to build cheaply and flimsily

jerry-builder noun

jerry-builder

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noun

: one that jerry-builds

especially : a builder who erects cheap buildings of poor materials and unsubstantial construction especially on speculation for quick sale

Word History

Etymology

Verb

back-formation from jerry-built

First Known Use

Verb

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for jerry-build

• redistilled
• semiskilled
• unfulfilled
• backfilled
• distilled
• fulfilled
• infilled
• instilled
• rebuild
• refilled
• unfilled
• unskilled