jerky
noun
- lean meat preparation
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɜːki/ / /ˈd͡ʒɝki/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English jerk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English jerky From jerk + -y.
- Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.
“jerky flight”
“jerky movement”
- Having the behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person).
“jerky guy”
“jerky behaviour”
- Anxious; jumpy.
“Marrabel found an ideal crevice for his loot: tight, hidden, accessible. […] His only desire was to recover the coin and get away. But the lady seemed set here, and Marrabel, ignorant of her intentions, made his first bad move. He claimed the chair, fully expecting to be given it at once. […] In strictly feminine terms she told him to go to the devil, and Marrabel, now beginning to feel jerky, veered off.”
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish charqui, from Quechua charki.
- Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.
verb
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish charqui, from Quechua charki.
- To cure and preserve (meat) by drying it, making jerky.