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jerkdar

jerkdar noun: the ability to detect whether or not a person is a jerk.

Noun

jerkdar (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The ability to detect whether or not a person is a jerk.
    • Yeah, he's blipped mine, too. But he's beating the hell out of my Dorkdar® and Jerkdar® so much that I can't get an accurate reading from the Gaydar® -- it's such a *sensitive* instrument, you know.2001 December 7, Big J [username], “Re: David Spade dating 6ft. Caprice”, in alt.gossip.celebrities (Usenet)
    • I'm not a big fan of jerks, so it is good they are so easy to identify and to avoid. Your newfound “jerkdar” could be interpreted as a silver lining.2005, Angela Thompson, Where the Heck Is That Place Called Hope?, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 68

Origin of jerkdar

From jerk + -dar.

Questions about jerkdar

What does jerkdar mean?
Jerkdar means the ability to detect whether or not a person is a jerk.
What part of speech is jerkdar?
Jerkdar is a noun.

Words near jerkdar in the dictionary

  1. jerkasses
  2. jerkbait
  3. jerkbaits
  4. jerkball
  5. jerkballs
  6. jerkdar
  7. jerkdom
  8. jerked
  9. jerked around
  10. jerked it
  11. jerked off

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