As a noun jerry
is .
As a proper noun kevin is
, a less common spelling of kevin.
jerry
English
Etymology 1
Diminutive of Jeremy, Jerome, Gerald, Jerrold, Gerard, and related names.
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
A nickname for Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jerrold, Gerald, Gerard, and similar male names; also used as a formal male given name.
A diminutive of the female given names Geraldine and Jerilyn.
An old nickname for a chamber pot (also referred to as a potty) (Dated UK)
Quotations
* 1970 Santha Rama Rau: The Adventuress . Harper&Row. page 157:
*: - - - I, incidentally, am Jeremy Wilson, and anyone who abbreviates that to 'Jerry' does so at unspeakable peril."
*: "Oh really?" Kay asked. "Why?"
*: "Well, just a wartime hangover. We used to call the Germans 'Jerries'."
*: "I don't know much about the German war."
See also
* Geri
* Gerri
* Gerry
Etymology 2
By shortening of German . Originated during the First World War.
Alternative forms
* jerry, geri, gerri
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
(British, US, derogatory, slang, dated) A German.
Usage notes
* Used during World War II. Usage after World War II served as a reminder that the UK and Germany had been enemies.
Synonyms
* Boche
* Fritz
* Kraut
Derived terms
* jerrycan
kevin
English
Proper noun
(Kevins)
. It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.
(British, pejorative, slang) A working-class male.
Related terms
* pet form: Kev
Quotations
* 1990 Ruth Rendell: Going Wrong ISBN 0091743001 page 157:
*: "Guy," he said. He said it slowly and with a certain puzzlement. He said it again, thoughtfully, as if it were a name of someone he had known long ago but couldn't quite place. "Guy. Yes - don't you find it difficult being called that? I mean, if Nora hadn't said, I'd have put you down as a Kevin , or a Barry. Yes, Barry would suit you."
*: He looked like an innocent child, smiling, wide-eyed, his cheeks plump and rosy, defying the object of his insults to take offence.
* 1996 Frank McCourt: Angela's Ashes . Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 0 00 649840 X page 203:
*: They sit by the fire smoking and talking about names. Mam says she likes the names Kevin' and Sean but Bridey says, Ah no, there's too many of them in Limerick. Jesus, Angela, if you stuck your head out of the door and called , ' Kevin or Sean, come in for your tea, you'd have half o' Limerick running to your door.
See also
* Sharon
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