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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From jerk + -y.
Adjective
jerky (comparative jerkier, superlative jerkiest)
- Characterized by physical jerking.
jerky flight
jerky movement
jerky sounds
- Having the behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person).
jerky guy
jerky behaviour
Derived terms
Translations
characterized by physical jerking
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish charqui, from Quechua charki.
Noun
jerky (countable and uncountable, plural jerkies)
- Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.
Translations
Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun
See also
Verb
jerky (third-person singular simple present jerkies, present participle jerkying, simple past and past participle jerkied)
- (transitive) To cure and preserve (meat) by drying it, making jerky.
Synonyms
- (preserve meat by drying): jerk
Derived terms