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jerked around

jerked around is the simple past and past participle of jerk around.

Meaning of jerk around

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.

Questions about jerked around

What is jerked around the simple past and past participle of?
Jerked around is the simple past and past participle of jerk around.

Words near jerked around in the dictionary

  1. jerkball
  2. jerkballs
  3. jerkdar
  4. jerkdom
  5. jerked
  6. jerked around
  7. jerked it
  8. jerked off
  9. jerked one off
  10. jerked one out
  11. jerked over

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