the jerks

the jerks

informal Any instance of prolonged involuntary muscle spasms. My wife used to always get the jerks in her legs in bed, which made it very difficult for either of us to get much sleep. I ignored them at first, but as the jerks grew worse and worse along the left side of my body, I began to worry that something could be seriously wrong.

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jerks

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

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