jerk

jerk

slang A rude, contemptible, or worthless person. Gosh, Sarah is such a jerk, you know? I asked her to help me out, and she said she just didn't feel like it! Ugh, they gave Tom the promotion? That jerk thinks he's better than everyone else, but he's totally incompetent.

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gerk

verb

See GERK

GERK

and gerk (gɚk)

n. an elderly simpleton; an old nerd. (Acronym. From geriatric and jerk.) A couple of “gerks” sat on the park bench, snoozing.

jerk

n. a stupid or worthless person. (Now both males and females.) You are such a classic jerk!

jerks

n. the delirium tremens. The old guy has the jerks.

See also: jerk

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