girk

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verb

To jerk, yerk.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:girk.”

OriginMiddle English ȝerken ← Old English ġearcian →
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Meanings

verbgirk (third-person singular simple present girks, present participle girking, simple past and past participle girked)

present singular third person girks · participle present girking · participle past girked · past girked

  1. archaicTo jerk, yerk.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:girk.

noungirk (plural girks)

plural girks

  1. archaicA sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:girk.

Origin

  1. Old Englishġearcian“to prepare, make ready”
  2. Middle Englishȝerken“to move suddenly, excite, bind tightly, attack”
  3. Englishgirk

From Middle English ȝerken (“to move suddenly, excite, bind tightly, attack”), from Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready”). Cognate with jerk and yerk.

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APA

girk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girk

MLA

“girk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “girk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girk.

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