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jerk

[jurk] / dʒɜrk /


NOUN
contemptibly foolish person
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"It's Olympic lifts we're doing - clean and jerk, snatches, squats, the lot," says men's lead Hammy McMillan.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Neither Lucia nor Kabawa offer the more familiar jerk chicken, choosing to urge diners into other corners of the cuisine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Am I being a jerk if I just don’t do anything at all?

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

Langston Higgins: You got soccer shoes, you got skate shoes, we had a jerk shoe.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

I give them a smile and a wave, so I don’t look like a complete jerk.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell