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jerkery

jerkery noun: behavior characteristic of a jerk (obnoxious person).

Noun

jerkery (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Behavior characteristic of a jerk (obnoxious person).
    • Is this casual jerkery the norm?2016, Gwenda Bond, Fallout, page 51

Origin of jerkery

From jerk + -ery.

Questions about jerkery

What does jerkery mean?
Jerkery means behavior characteristic of a jerk (obnoxious person).
What part of speech is jerkery?
Jerkery is a noun.

Words near jerkery in the dictionary

  1. jerked over
  2. jerked the gherkin
  3. jerked up
  4. jerker
  5. jerkers
  6. jerkery
  7. jerkess
  8. jerkesses
  9. jerkface
  10. jerkfaces
  11. jerkhead

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