Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jerry-rigged

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: jer-ry-rigged
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Eggcorn of jury-rigged.

verb

simple past and past participle of jerry-rig

Example Sentences

"And conflicts inside Trump’s awkward, jerry-rigged coalition certainly exist, most recently reaching a boiling point over tariffs."

Etymology

From jerry-rig + -ed, a conflation of jury-rigged and jerry-built.

Inflected Forms

more jerry-rigged (comparative) most jerry-rigged (superlative)

Questions

What does jerry-rigged mean?: Eggcorn of jury-rigged.
Where does jerry-rigged come from?: From jerry-rig + -ed, a conflation of jury-rigged and jerry-built.

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