Jerk

English

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dʒɜ:k/
• (US) IPA: /dʒɝk/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)k

Etymology 1

Possibly from Middle English yerk (“‘sudden motion’”)

Noun

Singular Jerk

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Jerk ({{{1}}})

1. A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.
2. A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.

   When I yell "OK," give the mooring line a good jerk!

3. (US, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered or disagreeable, and often not very intelligent.

   I finally fired him, because he was being a real jerk to his customers, even to some of the staff.

   You really are a jerk sometimes.

4. Template:Physics The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.

Usage notes

Wikipedia

• Jerk is measured in metres per second cubed (m/s³) in SI units , or in feet per second cubed (ft/s³) in imperial units.

Synonyms

• (sudden movement): jolt, lurch, jump
• (quick tug): yank
• (unlikable person): asshole, bastard.
• (physics, change in acceleration): jolt (British), surge, lurch

See also

• acceleration
• displacement
• velocity
• soda jerk

Translations

sudden, uncontrolled movement, for instance, of the body

Arabic: رعشة (Ra'asha) Finnish: nytkähdys fi(fi) German: Zuckung f.

Interlingua: spasmo Italian: sobbalzo it(it), scatto it(it), spasmo it(it), tic it(it) Spanish: tic es(es) m., espasmo es(es) m.

quick, often unpleasant tug or shake

Arabic: هزة (hazza) Finnish: nykäisy fi(fi), nykäys fi(fi) German: Ruck de(de) m.

Interlingua: succussa Italian: strattone it(it), strappo it(it) Spanish: sacudida es(es) f.

person, usually male, who is unwelcome due to unlikable qualities and behavior

Arabic: أحمق or مغفل Finnish: paskiainen fi(fi), ääliö fi(fi), idiootti fi(fi) French: conard fr(fr) m., connard fr(fr) m., con fr(fr) m. Greek: κόπανος el(el) (kopanos) m.

Interlingua: vexator Italian: idiota it(it), scemo it(it) Portuguese: estúpido pt(pt) Spanish: gilí es(es) m. and f., tonto es(es), miserable es(es)

change in acceleration with respect to time

Czech: ryv Finnish: kiihtyvyyden fi(fi) muutos fi(fi), nykäys fi(fi)

German: Ruck de(de) m.

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Telugu: కుదుపు (kudupu)

Verb

Infinitive to Jerk

Third person singular -

Simple past -

Past participle -

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to Jerk (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

1. (intransitive) To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
2. (transitive) To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
3. Template:UK To masturbate.
4. (obsolete) To beat, to hit.
5. (obsolete) To throw.

Translations

intransitive: to make a sudden uncontrolled movement

Arabic: يرتعش Finnish: nytkähtää fi(fi), heilahtaa fi(fi)

German: zucken de(de)

transitive: to give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake

Arabic: يهز Finnish: nytkäytttää fi(fi), heilauttaa fi(fi), heilahduttaa fi(fi)

German: rucken

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Telugu: కుదుపు (kudupu)

Derived terms

• jerk off
• jerksome

Etymology 2

From American Spanish charquear, from charqui, from Template:Qwe[[Category:Template:Qwe derivations|Jerk]] echarqui (“‘strips of dried flesh’”).

Noun

Singular Jerk

Plural -

Jerk (-)

1. Template:Caribbean A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade
2. Template:Caribbean Meat cured by jerking; charqui.

   Jerk chicken is a local favorite.

Translations

A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade; a dish made with such a marinade

Related terms

• jerky (noun)

Verb

Infinitive to Jerk

Third person singular -

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle -

to Jerk (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

1. To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.

Translations

To marinade in jerk seasoning

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Etymology

From English

Noun

Jerk m. (plural Jerks)

1. jerk (dance)