circlejerk

noun

Etymology

From circle (noun) + jerk (verb).

  1. inherited from ġearcian — “to prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply
  2. derived from ġearc
  3. derived from yerkid — “tightly pulled
  4. inherited from yerk
  5. compounded as circlejerk — “circle + jerk

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of circle jerk.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for circlejerk. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA