British slang term for German soldiers, especially during World War II, or colloquially, chamber pots or bedpans.
The military slang 'Jerry' for Germans likely derives from 'Gerry' as a corruption of 'German,' popularized during WWI. In British slang, 'jerry' also referred to chamber pots, possibly from a mispronunciation of 'Jordan,' a medieval term for a chamber pot.
British soldiers called German enemies 'Jerries' during both world wars—it was how slang made war slightly less grim by using nicknames instead of dehumanizing language. Interestingly, Germans called British soldiers 'Tommies,' creating a strange linguistic mirror of mutual nickname-giving across enemy lines.
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