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Gerry is a term that originated in the early 2000s and has since become a popular slang term used to describe someone who is considered uncool, awkward, or socially inept. The term is often used as an insult to belittle and demean individuals who are perceived as being different or outside of societal norms.
I always thought the term was “Gerry-rigged.” Let me explain: My understanding is that “Gerry” was a slang term for a German in WWII. The Germans were known to build things really well. I always thought the term Gerry-rigged meant something was put together well, despite using materials that you might just find laying around or something.
The term Kartoffel (German for potato) is a derogatory slang term for Germans without migratory roots. In the 19th century it was used to describe areas of Germany in a need of eating potatoes like "potatosaxons". Gastarbeiter used the term "potatoeater" for Germans, while "spaghettieater" meant migrant Italians and "kebabeaters" Turks. Today ...
Mar 5, 2015 · paulgranger. The Boche, or the Hun, were the only epithets in the war, so far as I know. The Americans may have introduced Kraut late in the war, but Jerry/Gerry is WW2 usage, although early on, the British were still using Boche.My Dad used to call the Germans 'Teds', having served in Italy.
- All of the above.
- Boche was the French slang for the Germans; Bosch would be a way of spelling it in German, but I am not aware of anyone actually so spelling it, an...
- Was Jerries used in the Great War? I don't recall seeing it in memoirs etc? I maybe wrong though but is it not more WW2? TT
- Bosche and Bosches occur quite frequently in British sources, usually personal diaries and memoirs. The French term is normally in the plural 'les...
- Boche was used by the French in both World Wars....boche ....the mouth as in the French Department Boche du Rhone which covers the territory at the...
- I have seen 'Jerry' or 'Jerries' in Great War usage. More commonly 'Fritz', or 'the hun' (though probably used more by the officer class, or in a v...
- and 'Heinie' - which I believe may have been in Canadian usage also. Dave.
- Jerry is perfectly correct for WW1, as has been said several times above - earliest I have seen is newspaper reports from 1916 (which felt the need...
- Andrew, I stand corrected.
- Seen 'Fritz' a fair few times in the sources.
– The Romany word for excrement – ‘gerry’. – A corruption of ‘jury-rig’ – although if that were the case we might expect to see some printed reference to ‘jury-built’ or ‘jerry-rigged’. The former is unknown and citations of the latter all date from the 20th century. See other phrases first recorded by Captain Francis Grose.
Mar 9, 2024 · The standard Russian term for a "German person" is nyemets (singular, немец (nemec)) or nyemtsy (plural, немцы (nemcy)). The roots of the term lie in Slavic etymology, with the original meaning being "mute, unintelligible, incomprehensible". The term was initially used to designate any non-Russian-speaking person (foreigner), but was ...
The first syllable of German leads to “Jerry” and “Fritz” was a stereotypical German name at the time. There’s a couple of others like this. The French, and later the British called the Germans “Boche”, from a rude name for Germans involving cabbage - an analogue to “Kraut” from Sauerkraut; and in the Second World War, British ...
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