English edit

Etymology edit

Apparently chosen for the rhyme (in the form jerkin' the gherkin).

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

jerk the gherkin (third-person singular simple present jerks the gherkin, present participle jerking the gherkin, simple past and past participle jerked the gherkin)

  1. (slang, vulgar) To masturbate.

References edit

  • Tony Thorne (2014) “jerkin' the gherkin”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London,  []: Bloomsbury