jerryism en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) The practice of jerry-building.
Substantial and honest workmanship has given way before the advance of jerryism and shams […]
1882, The British Architect, page 126:There has been many a "big" contractor who has been as guilty of jerryism as the smaller operator […]
1938, Engineering and Contract Record, volume 51, number 1, page 30: