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A reduplicated rhyming compound, from Herkimer and jerk. First appeared during the 1940s.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Herkimer Jerkimer
Today it means: A yokel; a country bumpkin. Full definition →
Today it means: A yokel; a country bumpkin. Full definition →
A reduplicated rhyming compound, from Herkimer and jerk. First appeared during the 1940s.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.