Associations to the word «Jerky»

Wiktionary

JERKY, adjective. Characterized by physical jerking.
JERKY, noun. Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.

Dictionary definition

JERKY, noun. Meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun.
JERKY, adjective. Lacking a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat".
JERKY, adjective. Marked by abrupt transitions; "choppy prose".
JERKY, adjective. Having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books".

Wise words

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