Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of a jerking character; acting by jerks; spasmodic; capricious; impatient.
- noun See the extract.
- noun See
jerk .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Meat, especially beef, that has been cut in strips and dried; meat that has been jerked; see first
jerk , v. - adjective Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions
- adjective slang Foolish; ridiculous; stupid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Characterized by physical
jerking . - noun Lean meat
cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lacking a steady rhythm
- noun meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
- adjective marked by abrupt transitions
- adjective having or revealing stupidity
Etymologies
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Examples
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The word "jerky" is believed to have come from the Spanish word charque which means roughly "dried meat."
Meathead Goldwyn: Gaga's Dress Jerky? Here's How to Make Cootie-Free Jerky. Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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If the Fed engaged in "jerky" monetary policy in order to generate unanticipated inflation, then it might have some short term impact on real wages, but there would have to be a permanent monetary illusion to have lasting effect.
Productivity and Unemployment, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The word "jerky" is believed to have come from the Spanish word charque which means roughly "dried meat."
Meathead Goldwyn: Gaga's Dress Jerky? Here's How to Make Cootie-Free Jerky. Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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The word "jerky" is believed to have come from the Spanish word charque which means roughly "dried meat."
Meathead Goldwyn: Gaga's Dress Jerky? Here's How to Make Cootie-Free Jerky. Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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The word "jerky" is believed to have come from the Spanish word charque which means roughly "dried meat."
Meathead Goldwyn: Gaga's Dress Jerky? Here's How to Make Cootie-Free Jerky. Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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Most storebought jerky is dry and leathery because it is salt cured, chemically preserved, smoked or treated with liquid smoke, and processed to meet USDA standards for storage at room temp.
Meathead Goldwyn: Gaga's Dress Jerky? Here's How to Make Cootie-Free Jerky. Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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Most storebought jerky is dry and leathery because it is salt cured, chemically preserved, smoked or treated with liquid smoke, and processed to meet USDA standards for storage at room temp.
Meathead Goldwyn: Gaga's Dress Jerky? Here's How to Make Cootie-Free Jerky. Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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Not dust, shrapnel (and Orphan, moving in jerky, dreamlike motions, grabbed hold of Lucy and let himself fall to the ground, his weight dragging her with him, his body first cushioning her fall and then covering her in a protective embrace) -
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Most storebought jerky is dry and leathery because it is salt cured, chemically preserved, smoked or treated with liquid smoke, and processed to meet USDA standards for storage at room temp.
Meathead Goldwyn: Gaga's Dress Jerky? Here's How to Make Cootie-Free Jerky. Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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Most storebought jerky is dry and leathery because it is salt cured, chemically preserved, smoked or treated with liquid smoke, and processed to meet USDA standards for storage at room temp.
Meathead Goldwyn: Gaga's Dress Jerky? Here's How to Make Cootie-Free Jerky. Meathead Goldwyn 2010
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