Meanings
plural jerkoffs · alternative jerk off · alternative jerk-off
- CanadaUSderogatoryidiomaticvulgarSomeone who behaves obnoxiously, rudely, inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male.
I think she's a very nice girl, but she's marrying that jerkoff.
1998, Tim Herlihy, The Wedding Singer, spoken by Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler)2 more examples
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, “Jerk-Off (live)”, performed by ToolAll 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.
1992, Eric Lee, Saigon to Jerusalem: conversations with U.S. veterans of the Vietnam War who […] , page 25Synonyms: jerk, jackoff, assbag, assbreath, assbucket, asschunk, asscunt, assface
- CanadaUSidiomaticliterallyrarevulgarSomeone who masturbates.
[…]Slob or Slop for a dirty child, Beans for a child who breaks wind, Jerk-off for a child who masturbates.
1935, S. Z. Orgel, J. Tuckman, “Nicknames of Institutional Children”, in American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, volume 5, number 3, →DOI, page 279
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who behaves obnoxiously, rudely, inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male.
Origin
Deverbal from jerk off (“to masturbate”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Widerling, widerwärtiger Mensch
- Widerlingrude, mean, nasty, ignorant, obnoxious person
- widerwärtiger Menschrude, mean, nasty, ignorant, obnoxious person
- unhöflicher Menschrude, mean, nasty, ignorant, obnoxious person
- unangenehme Personrude, mean, nasty, ignorant, obnoxious person
Romanian labagiu, lăbar
- labagiurude, mean, nasty, ignorant, obnoxious person
- lăbarrude, mean, nasty, ignorant, obnoxious person
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