noun
General Slang
Jermu
/ˈxeɾmu/ · noun · slang
The wife or missus, mujer flipped around by vesre into jermu.
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Definitions
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Used affectionately or jokingly for one's long-term partner.
“Le tengo que preguntar a la jermu. (I've got to ask the missus.)”
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Wife or woman, a man's missus. The source is Spanish 'mujer' (woman/wife) run through vesre: mu-jer becomes jer-mu.
“Mi jermu me espera en casa. (My wife is waiting for me at home.)”
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In the variant 'jerma', simply a girlfriend or woman more generally.
“Salio con una jerma del laburo. (He's dating a girl from work.)”
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Jermu In A Sentence
La jermu cocina como los dioses. (The missus cooks divinely.)
He played tango all night while his jermu slept.
Salimos con mi jermu el sabado. (The wife and I are going out Saturday.)
Origin & Usage
A Lunfardo vesre form documented by the Academia Portena del Lunfardo; reversing 'mujer' into 'jermu' is a standard piece of porteno back-slang from the 1900s.
Variants
jerma
People Also Ask
What does jermu mean?
It means wife or one's woman, the 'missus'.
Why is it called jermu?
It's the Spanish 'mujer' (woman) reversed through vesre.
Is jermu affectionate?
Usually yes, it's a casual, often warm way to refer to one's partner.
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