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jerko

jerko noun: a jerk; an obnoxious person.

Noun

jerko (plural jerkos)

  1. (slang) A jerk; an obnoxious person.
    • "Listen, jerko, you know you're special to me. I think you're a great guy with something to offer, and if it's the last thing I do, I'll shove you down J.J.B.'s throat."1968, Keefe Brasselle, The Cannibals: A Novel about Television's Savage Chieftains
    • […] an interest in the opposite sex that is expressed as a movement away, a dislike of "jerkos" and "nerds."1995, Laurie Nehls Sherwen, Mary Ann Scoloveno, Carol Toussie-Weingarten, Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family, page 167

Forms of jerko

pluraljerkos

Origin of jerko

From jerk + -o.

Questions about jerko

What does jerko mean?
Jerko means a jerk; an obnoxious person.
What part of speech is jerko?
Jerko is a noun.
What is the plural of jerko?
The plural of jerko is jerkos.

Words near jerko in the dictionary

  1. jerklike
  2. jerkling
  3. jerkmeter
  4. jerkmeters
  5. jerkness
  6. jerko
  7. jerkoff
  8. jerkoffs
  9. jerkola
  10. jerkos
  11. jerks

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