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jerko

noun

Etymology

From jerk + -o.

  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. suffixed as jerko — “jerk + o”

Definitions

  1. A jerk

    A jerk; an obnoxious person.

    • "Listen, jerko, you know you're special to me. I think you're a great guy with something to offer, and if it's the last thing I do, I'll shove you down J.J.B.'s throat."
    • […] an interest in the opposite sex that is expressed as a movement away, a dislike of "jerkos" and "nerds."
    • So they're really like...a family of jerkos.

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