HyperDic: jerkwater

English > 1 sense of the word jerkwater:
ADJECTIVEalljerkwater, one-horse, pokey, pokysmall and remote and insignificant
English > jerkwater: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningsmall and remote and insignificant.
Example"a jerkwater college"
Synonymsone-horse, pokey, poky
Broaderprovincialcharacteristic of the provinces or their people
Spanishdiminuto, minúsculo

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