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jerkoff

jerkoff noun: someone who behaves obnoxiously, rudely, inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male.

Noun

jerkoff (plural jerkoffs)

  1. (Canada, US, derogatory, idiomatic, vulgar) Someone who behaves obnoxiously, rudely, inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male.
    • Someone told me once that there's a right and wrong
      Punishment was sure for those who dare to cross the line
      But it must not be true
      For jerk-offs just like you and
      Maybe it's just bullshit
      I should play God
      And shoot you myself1992, “Jerk-Off (live)”, performed by Tool
    • All New Yorkers have this feeling that anyone who's not from New York is a jerk-off. And I couldn't believe that someone had the balls to shoot at me.1992, Eric Lee, Saigon to Jerusalem: conversations with U.S. veterans of the Vietnam War who […] , page 25
  2. (Canada, US, idiomatic, literally, rare, vulgar) Someone who masturbates.
    • […]Slob or Slop for a dirty child, Beans for a child who breaks wind, Jerk-off for a child who masturbates.1935, S. Z. Orgel, J. Tuckman, “Nicknames of Institutional Children”, in American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, volume 5, number 3, →DOI, page 279

Synonyms of jerkoff

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Forms of jerkoff

pluraljerkoffs
alternative formjerk off
alternative formjerk-off

Origin of jerkoff

Deverbal from jerk off (“to masturbate”).

Questions about jerkoff

What does jerkoff mean?
Jerkoff means someone who behaves obnoxiously, rudely, inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male.
What part of speech is jerkoff?
Jerkoff is a noun.
What is the plural of jerkoff?
The plural of jerkoff is jerkoffs.

Words near jerkoff in the dictionary

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

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