jerkoff
English
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editEtymology
editFrom the verb jerk off (“to masturbate”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editjerkoff (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
- 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.
- 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.
- (idiomatic, vulgar, rare) Someone who masturbates, usually a male.
- 1935, S. Z. Orgel, J. Tuckman, “Nicknames of Institutional Children”, in American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, volume 5, number 3, , page 279:
- […] Slob or Slop for a dirty child, Beans for a child who breaks wind, Jerk-off for a child who masturbates.
Translations
editrude, mean, nasty, ignorant, obnoxious person
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wanker — see wanker