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jerky

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Etymology 1

From jerk + -y.

Adjective

jerky (comparative jerkier, superlative jerkiest)

  1. Characterized by physical jerking.
    jerky flight
    jerky movement
    jerky sounds
  2. Having the behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person).
    jerky guy
    jerky behaviour
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish charqui, from Quechua charki.

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Noun

jerky (countable and uncountable, plural jerkies)

  1. Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.
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Verb

jerky (third-person singular simple present jerkies, present participle jerkying, simple past and past participle jerkied)

  1. (transitive) To cure and preserve (meat) by drying it, making jerky.
Synonyms
  • (preserve meat by drying): jerk

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