Nathan in Raleigh, North Carolina, says his father described the process of cooking a big meal for the family as proceeding steady by jerks. This expression refers to a process that occurs by fits and starts or episodically. This is part of a...
You’re falling asleep, then suddenly snap awake. There’s a term for that: hypnagogic startle or hypnic jerk. This is part of a complete episode.
snobbling n.— «Pier fishermen use a particular technique called snobbling. They take a dead sardine or other baitfish, hook it through the nose, then cast ahead of a cruising cobia and jerk the bait to make it twitch like a struggling...
jerk patrol n.— «It allows Duck fans to call a special line—what some college and pro stadiums refer to as the “jerk patrol”—to report incidents of misbehavior.» —“Victory sure is swHEAT” by Mark...
throw shade v. phr.— «You jerk, you’re blowing it. She’s gonna be pissed and throwing shade if she is there. Scared of that. And you deserve whatever she dishes out, junkie loser.» —by Lynn Breedlove Godspeed Apr. 10, 2002...
jerker n.— «Lewis is one of several Cayman “jerkers”—as they’re called—other prominent ones being Tony Bodden, Seymour Silburn and Merilda Wright. Lewis though, doesn’t exactly do it all by himself. He is the deft barbecuing...