jerk-water English

Meaning jerk-water meaning

What does jerk-water mean?

jerk-water noun

— (railroads, pejorative) A branch line train, using light equipment

jerk-water adjective

— (US, colloquial, pejorative) Of an inhabited place, small, isolated, backward.

— (US, colloquial, pejorative, railroads) Railroads with low traffic.