knee-jerks

A form of knee-jerk — Unthinking, not carefully considered, (nearly) automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of knee-jerk
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APA

knee-jerks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knee-jerks

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“knee-jerks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knee-jerks. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knee-jerks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knee-jerks.

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