Added original slang meaning of noun.
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| | # A quick, often unpleasant [[tug]] or shake. | | # A quick, often unpleasant [[tug]] or shake. |
| | #: ''When I yell "OK," give the mooring line a good '''jerk'''!'' | | #: ''When I yell "OK," give the mooring line a good '''jerk'''!'' |
| | + | # {{US|slang|pejorative}} A dull or stupid person. (This meaning is given in the American Heritage Dictionary of 1969 whereas the following meaning is not.) |
| | # {{US|slang|pejorative}} A person with [[unlikable]] or [[obnoxious]] qualities and behavior, typically [[mean]], [[self-centered]]{{,}} or [[disagreeable]]. | | # {{US|slang|pejorative}} A person with [[unlikable]] or [[obnoxious]] qualities and behavior, typically [[mean]], [[self-centered]]{{,}} or [[disagreeable]]. |
| | #: ''I finally fired him, because he was being a real '''jerk''' to his customers, even to some of the staff.'' | | #: ''I finally fired him, because he was being a real '''jerk''' to his customers, even to some of the staff.'' |
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| | * {{sense|sudden movement}} [[jolt]], [[lurch]], [[jump]] | | * {{sense|sudden movement}} [[jolt]], [[lurch]], [[jump]] |
| | * {{sense|quick tug}} [[yank]] | | * {{sense|quick tug}} [[yank]] |
| | + | * {{sense|stupid person}} [[numbskull]] |
| | * {{sense|unlikable person}} [[asshole]], [[bastard]]. | | * {{sense|unlikable person}} [[asshole]], [[bastard]]. |
| | * {{sense|physics, change in acceleration}} [[jolt]] {{qualifier|British}}, [[surge]], [[lurch]] | | * {{sense|physics, change in acceleration}} [[jolt]] {{qualifier|British}}, [[surge]], [[lurch]] |
