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jerk around

jerk around verb: to cheat or treat unfairly.

Verb

jerk around (third-person singular simple present jerks around, present participle jerking around, simple past and past participle jerked around)

  1. (informal, transitive) To cheat or treat unfairly.
    • Near-synonyms: mislead, misdirect, mistreat; (vulgar) dick around
  2. (informal, intransitive) To act foolishly.

Synonyms of jerk around

All synonyms of jerk around

Forms of jerk around

third-person singular presentjerks around
present participlejerking around
past participlejerked around
pastjerked around

Questions about jerk around

What does jerk around mean?
Jerk around means to cheat or treat unfairly.
What part of speech is jerk around?
Jerk around is a verb.
What is the past tense of jerk around?
The past tense of jerk around is jerked around.

Words near jerk around in the dictionary

  1. jering bean
  2. jering beans
  3. Jerislav
  4. Jerjen
  5. jerk
  6. jerk around
  7. jerk ass
  8. jerk asses
  9. jerk it
  10. jerk off
  11. jerk offs

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