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jerk the gherkin

jerk the gherkin verb: to masturbate.

Verb

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

  1. (slang, vulgar) To masturbate.

Forms of jerk the gherkin

third-person singular presentjerks the gherkin
present participlejerking the gherkin
past participlejerked the gherkin
pastjerked the gherkin

Origin of jerk the gherkin

Apparently chosen for the rhyme (in the form jerkin' the gherkin).

Questions about jerk the gherkin

What does jerk the gherkin mean?
Jerk the gherkin means to masturbate.
What part of speech is jerk the gherkin?
Jerk the gherkin is a verb.
What is the past tense of jerk the gherkin?
The past tense of jerk the gherkin is jerked the gherkin.

Words near jerk the gherkin in the dictionary

  1. jerk offs
  2. jerk one off
  3. jerk one out
  4. jerk over
  5. jerk someone's chain
  6. jerk the gherkin
  7. jerk up
  8. jerk water
  9. jerk-ass
  10. jerk-asses
  11. jerk-off

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