jerkwater \jerkwater\ adj. [from jerk + water, a place where it
is necessary to draw (jerk) water to supply the boiler of a
steam engine.]
1. small and remote and insignificant; as, a jerkwater
college.
Syn: one-horse, pokey, poky.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. (Railroads) Off the main railroad line. [Archaic]
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
jerkwater
adj : small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college";
"passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" [syn:
one-horse, pokey, poky]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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Jerkwater (meaning "contemptibly trivial" or "small and insignificant") is the name of an indie rock trio. Formed in 1998, the Brooklyn, NY band includes guitarist Chris Bowers, bassist Steve Christensen and drummer John Connell (a.k.a Johnny Rock), with all members sharing vocal duties.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerkwater
one-horse, pokey, poky
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