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• Jerkin

  [jur-kin] /ˈdʒɜr kɪn/ noun 1. a close-fitting jacket or short coat, usually sleeveless, as one of leather worn in the 16th and 17th centuries. /ˈdʒɜːkɪn/ noun 1. a sleeveless and collarless short jacket worn by men or women 2. a man’s sleeveless and collarless fitted jacket, often made of leather, worn in the 16th and […]

• Jerkiness

  [jur-kee] /ˈdʒɜr ki/ adjective, jerkier, jerkiest. 1. characterized by or sudden starts; spasmodic. 2. Slang. silly; foolish; stupid; ridiculous. /ˈdʒɜːkɪ/ adjective jerkier, jerkiest 1. characterized by jerks; spasmodic /ˈdʒɜːkɪ/ noun 1. another word for jerk2 (sense 2) n. 1850, American English, from American Spanish charqui “jerked meat,” from Quechua (Inca) ch’arki “dried flesh.” adj. “characterized […]

• Jerking

  [jurk] /dʒɜrk/ noun 1. a quick, sharp pull, thrust, twist, throw, or the like; a sudden movement: The train started with a jerk. 2. a spasmodic, usually involuntary, muscular movement, as the reflex action of pulling the hand away from a flame. 3. any sudden, quick movement of the body, as in dodging something. 4. […]

• Jerkinhead

  [jur-kin-hed] /ˈdʒɜr kɪnˌhɛd/ noun 1. a roof having a hipped end truncating a gable.

• Jerk mcgee

  noun phrase A stupid person; jerk: Some Jerk McGee like you just got off the boat (1950s+)

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