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English
Etymology
Deverbal from jerk off (“to masturbate”).
Pronunciation
Noun
jerkoff (plural jerkoffs) (chiefly Canada, US)
- (idiomatic, vulgar, derogatory) Someone who behaves obnoxiously, rudely, inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male.
- Synonyms: jerk, jackoff; see also Thesaurus:jerk
1992, “Jerk-Off (live)”, performed by Tool: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 myself
1992, Eric Lee, Saigon to Jerusalem: conversations with U.S. veterans of the Vietnam War who , page 25: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.
1998, Tim Herlihy, The Wedding Singer, spoken by Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler):I think she's a very nice girl, but she's marrying that jerkoff.
- (idiomatic, vulgar, rare) Someone who masturbates.
1935, S. Z. Orgel, J. Tuckman, “Nicknames of Institutional Children”, in American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, volume 5, number 3, →DOI, page 279:[…] Slob or Slop for a dirty child, Beans for a child who breaks wind, Jerk-off for a child who masturbates.
Translations
rude, mean, nasty, ignorant, obnoxious person