Jerk

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Related terms

English

Noun

jerk (plural: jerks)

1. a quick, unpleasant tug or shake
2. a sudden spastic movement
3. (physics) the change of acceleration with respect to time.

• Jerk in SI units is measured in metres per second per second per second (m/s³), or in imperial units in feet per second per second per second (ft/s³).

1. Slang, a person, usually a male, who is unwelcome due to exhibited unlikable qualities and behavior, often mean, foolish or disagreeable.

• • Etymology: this word was originated with the "jerkwater" towns of mid 19th century America, the pit stops the old steam engine trains needed to make to "jerk" water to the train, to bring it from the river to the train. The term "jerkwater" came to represent any small, remote town. The term "jerk" was then derived from these towns to represent inferior, unimportant people.

Translations

• German: Ruck m (1), Zuckung f (2)
• Interlingua: succussa (1), spasmo (2), vexator (4)
• Telugu: కుదుపు (kudupu)

Verb

to jerk (jerks, jerked, jerking)

1. to make a quick, unpleasant tug or shake
2. to make a sudden spastic movement

Translations

• German: rucken (1), zucken (2)
• Telugu: కుదుపు (kudupu)

Related terms

• to jerk offbg:jerk

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