Definitions
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- adjective informal Like a
jerk (obnoxious person).
Etymologies
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Examples
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His whole article was horrible, uncalled for and just plain jerkish.
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This is gonna sound kind of jerkish, but its true: Given that you think prison guards are “armed,” you really have no understanding of these issues.
The Volokh Conspiracy » More on “Weight Classes” for Prison Inmates 2010
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This is gonna sound kind of jerkish, but its true: Given that you think prison guards are “armed,” you really have no understanding of these issues.
The Volokh Conspiracy » More on “Weight Classes” for Prison Inmates 2010
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SpongeBob's plea for a moratorium on 'jerkish' behavior on Christmas is as timely a message as there is this holiday season.
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Sounds perfectly reasonable – a successful teaching strategy, and not jerkish in the least!
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Which brings us back to that jerkish assumption that women are bad at tech.
Let’s Stop Confusing Moms With Technology-Fearing Simpletons 2009
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I don't know why those that staunchly support him are being so knee-jerkish about anyone that believes he didn't deserve it yet.
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Spider-Man, on the other hand, has done a jerkish thing in the recent past.
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I don't know why those that staunchly support him are being so knee-jerkish about anyone that believes he didn't deserve it yet.
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Sounds perfectly reasonable – a successful teaching strategy, and not jerkish in the least!
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