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jerky
1[jur-kee]
adjective
characterized by jerks or sudden starts; spasmodic.
Slang.silly; foolish; stupid; ridiculous.
jerky
2[jur-kee]
noun
meat, especially beef, that has been cut in strips and preserved by drying in the sun; jerked meat.
jerky
1/ ˈɜːɪ /
adjective
characterized by jerks; spasmodic
jerky
2/ ˈɜːɪ /
noun
another word for jerk 2
Other 51Թ Forms
- jerkily adverb
- jerkiness noun
- ˈ쾱Ա noun
- ˈ쾱 adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
True to its name, it reeks of festering flesh, roughly the size and appearance of an exploded tire made of weathered beef jerky.
Archer’s jerky and meat sticks are sold at stadium concession stands, a satisfying development for Southern California native Kang.
The newly undead Mississippi folks dance along, but it's different from Sammie's juke joint rapture — unnatural and jerky, even as they keep the rhythm.
In hindsight, he said he wished he had prepared his Kindle e-reader with more reading material - and packed a lot more beef jerky.
They’re also questions that I’ve been more inclined to contemplate after absentmindedly chewing on the package of silica gels that come in a bag of beef jerky than I was while watching “The Monkey.”
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When To Use
Jerky describes something that involves a lot of jerks, meaning sudden movements.Jerky also means meat that has been cut into strips and then dried or smoked.As an adjective, jerky describes something as having irregular, jarring movement, as in It was a long, jerky ride on the carriage thanks to the uncooperative horses.In this sense, the adverb jerkily means in a jerky movement, as in The wagon bounced jerkily over the rocky path.The noun form of this sense is jerkiness, as in The jerkiness of the airplane flight quickly made me feel sick.Jerky is also meat that has been sliced into strips that are then smoked or dried. The term jerked meat is also used to refer to this food. In this sense, jerky is used as both a singular and plural, as in I ate a piece of jerky from the bag of jerky Tom brought on the hike.Example: The jerky movements of the bull threw the cowboy to the ground.
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