Jerk
41jerk — Synonyms and related words: SOB, anhydrate, ass, asshole, backslide, bastard, blast freeze, bob, bobble, boob, booby, bounce, bowl, brine, bugger, bump, cast, catapult, chuck, chump, chunk, cock, corn, creep, cure, dart, dash, dehydrate,… …
42jerk — I n A stupid or foolish person. The jerk left his date at the party. 1940s II n A stupid or foolish person. The jerk kept hitting on my girl while I was in Iraq. 1930s …
43jerk — n a foolish, despicable or obnoxious person. This American term crossed over into limited British usage during and after World War II. It is usually pejorative, although it is sometimes used with pity ing or even affectionate connotations in… …
44jerk — 1. noun 1) she gave the reins a jerk Syn: yank, tug, pull, wrench 2) he let the clutch in with a jerk Syn: jolt, lurch, bump, judder, jump, bounce, shake …
45jerk — a name sometimes used by engineers for the rate of change in the acceleration of an object. This is not as silly as it might sound, because when we re in a vehicle and feel a jerk, we are in fact experiencing a change in the acceleration of… …
46jerk — n. a stupid or worthless person. (Now both males and females.) □ What a loony jerk! □ You are such a classic jerk! …
47jerk — Mainly an American term for someone who is thought to be anything from silly to totally obnoxious. As with other insults it is easily converted into a friendly term of address. This happens in The Philanderer, by Stanley Kauffmann, where one… …
48jerk — or[jerker] See: SODA JERK or SODA JERKER …
49jerk — or[jerker] See: SODA JERK or SODA JERKER …
50jerk — 1. noun /dʒɜːk,dʒɝk/ a) A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body. The black cloth bestrewn with white beads blew up from time to time, laying bare the coffin. The tired bearers walked more slowly, and it advanced with… …
