jerko

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English

Etymology

From jerk +‎ -o.

Noun

jerko (plural jerkos)

  1. (slang) A jerk; an obnoxious person.
    • 1968, Keefe Brasselle, The Cannibals: A Novel about Television's Savage Chieftains:
      "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."
    • 1995, Laurie Nehls Sherwen, Mary Ann Scoloveno, Carol Toussie-Weingarten, Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family, page 167:
      [] an interest in the opposite sex that is expressed as a movement away, a dislike of "jerkos" and "nerds."
    • 2016, Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Lumberjanes #30:
      So they're really like...a family of jerkos.

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