'Jerry-built' definitions:

Definition of 'jerry-built'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry-built houses" [syn: jerry-built, shoddy]

Definition of 'Jerry-built'

From: GCIDE
  • Jerry-built \Jer"ry-built`\, a.
  • 1. Built hastily and of bad materials; as, jerry-built houses.
  • Syn: slipshod, ramshackle, flimsy. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Developed in an unsystematic or inexpert manner; built haphazardly; -- used of objects, organizations, plans, etc. [PJC]