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Soda jerk is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SODA JERK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Soda jerk

A soda jerk is a person — typically a youth — who operates the soda fountain in a drugstore, often for the purpose of preparing and serving flavored soda water or an ice cream soda. This was made by putting flavored syrup into a specially designed tall glass, adding carbonated water and, finally, one or two scoops of ice cream. The result was served with a long-handled spoon, most commonly known as a "soda spoon", and drinking straws. The name soda jerk came from the "jerking" action the server would use to swing the soda fountain handle back and forth when adding the soda water. The soda fountain spigot itself typically was a sturdy, shiny fixture on the end of a metal pipe or other similar structure sticking out of the counter by several feet and curving towards where the glasses would be filled. The unflavored carbonated water was used to make all of the drinks. Consequently the tap handle was typically large, as a busy shop would have the soda jerker using it frequently. This made the mixing of drinks a center of activity at the soda counter. The position was highly coveted, and awarded only after several months or years of menial labor in the store.

Definition of soda jerk in the English dictionary

The definition of soda jerk in the dictionary is a person who serves at a soda fountain.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SODA JERK

soda
soda ash
soda biscuit
soda bread
soda cracker
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soda fountain
soda jerker
soda lake
soda lime
soda nitre
soda pop
soda siphon
soda water
sodaic
sodalist
sodalite
sodalities
sodality
sodamide

WORDS THAT END LIKE SODA JERK

berk
berserk
clean-and-jerk
clerk
county clerk
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file clerk
jerk
junior clerk
knee jerk
kneejerk
law clerk
mail clerk
merk
nerk
parish clerk
perk
senior clerk
shipping clerk
town clerk

Synonyms and antonyms of soda jerk in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «soda jerk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SODA JERK

Find out the translation of soda jerk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of soda jerk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «soda jerk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苏打挺举
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tirón de soda
570 millions of speakers

English

soda jerk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सोडा झटका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصودا رعشة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

соды рывок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Soda Jerk
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সোডা জেঙ্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soude secousse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Soda jerk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Soda Ruck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソーダジャーク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소다 저크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Soda jerk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước ngọt giật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோடா ஜெர்க்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सोडा झटका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Soda pislik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soda coglione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

soda Jerk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

соди ривок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sifon smucitură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σόδα κόπανος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koeksoda stoot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

soda jerk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

soda jerk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soda jerk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SODA JERK»

The term «soda jerk» is regularly used and occupies the 104.030 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SODA JERK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soda jerk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SODA JERK»

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Soda Jerk
A series of poems spoken by a young soda jerk in a small town as he observes the people and places around him.
Cynthia Rylant, 1990
2
The Soda Jerk
Don't crack open this book, even to read a random section.
Frederick Thomas Golder, 2010
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Fix the Pumps
Talk Like a Soda Jerk The soda fountain became such an important part of American culture that the soda jerks developed their own language. This was as much youthful rebellion, as it was entertaining and cryptic for the customers. A paper ...
Darcy S. O'Neil, 2010
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Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms
The soda jerk — or sodajerker (IHAT: 1880s) — was so called because he (sic) was the one who pulled the ... In addition, the soda jerk performed tasks that did not involve soda water, such as scooping ice cream into a stainless steel "glass"  ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 2000
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The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink
Customers sat at the counter facing the soda jerk as he manipulated the various spigots to create sodas, banana splits, and so forth. After the Civil War concoctions like ice cream sodas became fountain staples. In their heyday fountains ...
Andrew F. Smith, 2007
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Forty Years at Aggieland
I guess you could say that a soda jerk is a person who works at a soda fountain; both sadly, have just about disappeared from the American scene. A soda jerk at Miller's Drugstore was much more than a dispenser of flavorful treats, however.
Edwin H. Cooper, 2013
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Hot Chocolate for Seniors: More Than 100 Heartwarming, ...
stools, we'd all three ogle the blushing high school boy of sixteen or seventeen who worked there part-time and was known as the soda jerk. Not that he was a jerk. It was just the name given to the person who pulled—or jerked—the fountain  ...
Jan Fowler, 2011
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Patsy Cline: The Making of an Icon
Soda jerk at People's Drug store 5. Soda jerk at Brook's Pharmacy 6. Waitress at Golden Glow restaurant 7. Laundress for couple 8. Cook for family 9. Maid 10. Waitress at Greyhound bus terminal. It was no wonder that Virginia Hensley would ...
Douglas Gomery, 2011
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
The Guardian, 7th January 2002 soda jerk noun a person, usually a teenaged boy, who works at a counter at a soda fountain, mixing drinks for customers us, isio An abbreviation of the earlier (1889) 'soda jerker'. • "Coke ..." Mandon said to the ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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What I Remember: Eighty Years
By far the supreme job for a high school kid in the 40's was being a soda jerk at Blum's Ice Cream Parlor on Spring Street, right downtown. The place was always packed, that's where everyone went to hangout, great for meeting girls, getting in  ...
Paul C. Valentine, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SODA JERK»

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Soda fountain reborn: Watson's diner in Old Towne Orange will …
1 as they embark on a floor-to-ceiling makeover. When it reopens it in late summer, it will sport an expanded counter to showcase malt-making “soda jerks” and ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
2
My first job: Soda Jerk
You know those fast-talking studs at the local ice cream parlor that stand in between you and that root beer float? Their official job title is soda jerk, and in 1954, ... «Marketplace.org, Jul 15»
3
The Soda Jerk: Derek John
It's hard to categorize Derek John. He runs a small gallery in Ferndale, co-owns a soda company, and runs a lawn-cutting business. He's also something of a ... «Detroit Metro Times, Jun 15»
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Jerk for a Day: As Leopold's Ice Cream Readies for Job Fair, News 3 …
Do you have what it takes to be a soda jerk at Leopold's Ice Cream? The ice cream and soda shop has been serving homemade scoops for almost a century. «WSAV-TV, May 15»
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New '50s themed ice cream and soda parlor in Perry
Walking into A Couple of Jerks Soda Fountain Shop feels like stepping into a ... He says the name was inspired by soda jerks, the title for men who made the ... «13WMAZ, Mar 15»
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Jones Soda Cane Sugar Fountain Debuts, Lunch at Volterra, Bling …
Local alternative craft beverage maker Jones Soda has officially launched their Cane ... Now, you can be your very own soda jerk in 21st century style while ... «Seattle Weekly, Feb 15»
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Live longer by not being a soda jerk
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING - Bill Pullman, Sandra Bullock. HOUCHRON CAPTION (02/22/1998): While You Were Sleeping (1995), starring Bill Pullman and ... «Houston Chronicle, Dec 14»
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Making ice cream the old-fashioned way in Santa Monica
McCafferty is a third-generation soda jerk, a dying breed whose heyday was in ... At Soda Jerks, McCafferty and his staff serve up award-winning ice cream the ... «Canada.com, Sep 14»
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The Crazy History of Fremont Bluebird's Beautiful New Soda Fountain
Soda fountains started, the un-uniformed but well-informed soda jerk at Bluebird told me one hot afternoon last week, because pharmacists of yore would ... «TheStranger.com, Aug 14»
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WATCH: A Modern-Day Soda Fountain That Takes You Back in Time
Entering the Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain feels like walking into a Norman ... Why Go: To taste soda made by a real “soda jerk,” try a classic Brooklyn egg ... «Yahoo Travel, Jun 14»

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