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soda jerk

[ soh-duh jurk ]

noun

, Informal: Older Use.
  1. a person who prepares and serves sodas and ice cream at a soda fountain.

soda jerk

noun

  1. slang.
    a person who serves at a soda fountain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of soda jerk1

1910–15, Americanism; soda jerk shortened form of earlier (1880–85) soda jerker

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