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Jerry a wine bottle used for holding wine, generally made of glass. The bottles come in a large variety of sizes, several named for Biblical kings, and other figures. The standard bottle contains 750 ml. Jeroboam is also known as Double Magnum. Jerry – (воен. жарг.) немец, немецкий солдат, фриц; немецкий самолёт; ночная ваза • A German, especially a German soldier (chiefly Br sl) • Short for jeroboam (see above) • The Germans (collectively): Jerry didn’t send his bombers out last night. • An offensive term for a person of German descent • An informal word for chamber pot (Br) Jerry-built/jerry-building – построенный на скорую руку, непрочно, кое-как (ср.: «хрущобы», пятиэтажные жилые дома, построенные в СССР в 60-х гг. во времена Н. С. Хрущёва) The phrase means a temporary or shoddy construction, dates to 1869. It may derive from the name of a builder who was notorious for poor construction, for he constructed flimsy homes from inferior materials. An 1884 source (unconfirmed) says that the phrase is in reference to a particular construction project on the Mersey River in Britain. Something that is jerrybuilt is deliberately constructed of inferior materials to turn a quick buck. Jesus boots/shoes (sl) – мужские сандалии Men’s sandals, particularly as worn by hippies and very casually dressed people: I dig your Jesus boots, man, they look cool. Jim Crow – (презр.) Джим Кроу (кличка, данная неграм американскими расистами); расовая дискриминация, расизм By 1830s, most Americans preferred to think of blacks as happy-go-lucky, childlike creatures who wanted nothing more from life than something good to eat and a chance to 88