jerkass

noun

Etymology

From jerk + ass.

  1. inherited from *h₁órsos
  2. inherited from *arsaz
  3. inherited from *ars
  4. inherited from ærs
  5. inherited from ars
  6. compounded as jerkass — “jerk + ass

Definitions

  1. An obnoxious or unlikeable person

    An obnoxious or unlikeable person; a jerk.

    • Breaking up is fairly easy. Sometimes you have a jerkass who won't take the hint.
    • Plus, we can always use a reminder that this city's music scene is plenty big, even if some teen jerkass from Washington doesn't think so.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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