jerk : Idioms & Phrases

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clean and jerk

  • noun a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
    clean.
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jerk off

  • verb get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
    fuck off; wank; she-bop; masturbate; jack off.
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jerk-off

  • noun terms of abuse for a masturbator
    tosser; wanker.
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jerked meat

  • noun meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
    jerky; jerk.
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jerking off

  • noun slang for masturbation
    wank; jacking off; hand job.
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Knee jerk

  • noun a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon
    patellar reflex; knee jerk.
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  • (Physiol.) a jerk or kick produced by a blow or sudden strain upon the patellar tendon of the knee, which causes a sudden contraction of the quadriceps muscle; one of the so-called tendon reflexes.
Webster 1913

knee-jerk reflex

  • noun a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon
    patellar reflex; knee jerk.
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soda jerk

  • noun someone who works at a soda fountain
    soda jerker.
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