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jerk
Definition:
(nou) a dull stupid fatuous person (nou) an abrupt spasmodic movement (nou) the rate of change of acceleration (nou) meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun (nou) raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms (nou) a sudden abrupt pull
Phonetic Transcription:
dʒɜːk
Examples:
Don't blaspheme the resurrection, jerk.
The force points in the direction of the jerk.
The jerk gene is in the y chromosome.
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