How to use jerk in a sentence. A jerk is measured in metres per second cubed (m/s 3) in si units, or in feet per second cubed (ft/s 3) in imperial units The pejorative senses have shifted from being foolish and ignorant to being obnoxious across the 20th century. If you call someone a jerk, you are insulting them because you think they are stupid or you do not like them. A quick, sharp pull, thrust, twist, throw, or the like See examples of jerk used in a sentence.
Being or relating to a method of barbecuing meat that has been seasoned and wrapped in leaves of the allspice tree Copyright © 2016 by houghton mifflin harcourt publishing company. To move very quickly and suddenly, or to make something move like this Food being or containing a spicy seasoning mixture flavored with allspice, used esp Food prepared with jerk flavorings, esp A jerk is a sharp, sudden movement
Jerk is also a very unflattering term for an obnoxious person. Bastard, dog, clown, joker, skunk, creep, idiot, rat Hero, gentleman, lady, heroine, idol, role model, saint, angel Jerk verb [i or t, usually + adv/prep] (behaviour) to suddenly behave differently, usually by understanding something or becoming active again, or to cause someone or something to do this:
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