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jerk-off

jerk-off is the alternative spelling of jerkoff.

Meaning of jerkoff

Noun

jerkoff (plural jerkoffs)

  1. (Canada, US, derogatory, idiomatic, vulgar) Someone who behaves obnoxiously, rudely, inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male.
    • Someone told me once that there's a right and wrong
      Punishment was sure for those who dare to cross the line
      But it must not be true
      For jerk-offs just like you and
      Maybe it's just bullshit
      I should play God
      And shoot you myself1992, “Jerk-Off (live)”, performed by Tool
  2. (Canada, US, idiomatic, literally, rare, vulgar) Someone who masturbates.
    • […]Slob or Slop for a dirty child, Beans for a child who breaks wind, Jerk-off for a child who masturbates.1935, S. Z. Orgel, J. Tuckman, “Nicknames of Institutional Children”, in American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, volume 5, number 3, →DOI, page 279

Forms of jerk-off

pluraljerk-offs

Questions about jerk-off

What is jerk-off the alternative spelling of?
Jerk-off is the alternative spelling of jerkoff.

Words near jerk-off in the dictionary

  1. jerk the gherkin
  2. jerk up
  3. jerk water
  4. jerk-ass
  5. jerk-asses
  6. jerk-off
  7. jerk-offs
  8. jerk-water
  9. jerk-waters
  10. jerkass
  11. jerkasses

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