adjective
- small, unimportant, and remote (used to describe a town or place)
Usage: informal; often derogatory
Examples
- He grew up in a jerkwater town with only one traffic light.
- The company decided not to expand into jerkwater markets.
- She couldn’t wait to leave that jerkwater place and move to the city.
- The politician made campaign stops in several jerkwater communities.
- Despite being from a jerkwater town, he became a successful businessman.
- The movie was filmed in a jerkwater village in rural Montana.