Jerry built c. 1856 Archived Message Posted by Keith-264 on January 19, 2020, 12:10 pm, in reply to "On Persimmon's estate in Plymouth, Palmerston Heights" https://www.etymonline.com/word/jerry-built#etymonline_v_1714 jerry-built (adj.) "built hastily of shoddy materials," 1856, in a Liverpool context, from jerry "bad, defective," probably a pejorative use of the male nickname Jerry (a popular form of Jeremy; compare Jerry-sneak "sneaking fellow, a hen-pecked husband" [OED], name of a character in Foote's "The Mayor of Garret," 1764). Or from or influenced by nautical slang jury (adj.) "temporary," which came to be used of all sorts of makeshift and inferior objects. Message Thread: On Persimmon's estate in Plymouth, Palmerston Heights - Mary January 19, 2020, 11:37 am Jerry built c. 1856 - Keith-264 January 19, 2020, 12:10 pm Palmerston Heights is in Derriford - Keith-264 January 19, 2020, 12:16 pm Re: On Persimmon's estate in Plymouth, Palmerston Heights - Mary January 19, 2020, 2:31 pm Caveat emptor....nm - Keith-264 January 19, 2020, 3:42 pm Horror Homes.. - Gerard January 19, 2020, 5:41 pm   Searching