jerkyadj.n.¹

Brit.

/ˈdʒəːki/, U.S.

/ˈdʒərki/

Forms: see jerk n.¹ and -y suffix¹; also 1800s girkie (Scottish).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: jerk n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < jerk n.¹ + -y suffix¹.In use as noun denoting a tern (see sense B. 1) with reference to the jerky flight pattern of this bird. With use as noun denoting a stagecoach (see sense B. 2) perhaps compare slightly earlier jerkwater n. 1.

A. adj.

a. With reference to physical motion: characterized by jerking movements, or abrupt stops and starts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [adjective] > jerking > jerky

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flingy1838

jerkish1861

snappy1872

jerksome1880

herky-jerky1890

flicky1897

syncopated1924

1670 J. Covel Diary in J. T. Bent Early Voy. Levant (1893) ii. 140 A jerky motion like those who have a strong Hickock.

1861 C. Dickens Let. 15 Oct. (1997) IX. 478 In pouring out the tea he rattled the teapot against the cups, and the like, and was more jerky than seemed natural.

1911 J. C. Lincoln Cap'n Warren's Wards i. 2 The train slowed down, in a jerky hiccoughy sort of way.

2003 National Geographic July 90 (caption) Some Three Peakers never manage to sleep on the jerky, bumpy ride between mountains.

b. figurative. Without reference to physical motion: not flowing smoothly; disjointed; passing suddenly from one thing to another.

ΚΠ

1828 Western Monthly Rev. Jan. 520 Its [sc. the mocking bird's] gay, voluble and jerky note.

1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table i. 6 They are the talkers that have what may be called jerky minds.

1887 Spectator 26 Mar. 422/1 A style which is so jerky that it may be described as dislocated.

1910 R. Brooke Let. 20–23 Sept. in Coll. Poems (1918) p. li I've several times started to write you a notable..letter, but my life has been too jerky to admit of much connected thought lately.

1984 H. Spurling Secrets of Woman's Heart iv. 110 The jerkiest and in some ways the least satisfactory of all Ivy's novels.

2010 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 Oct. 42/3 In Politics, these short, jerky sentences worked well, for the most part.

2. North American colloquial. Characteristic of or like a jerk (jerk n.¹ 12); foolish, stupid; deliberately obnoxious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective]

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the mind > emotion > hatred > object of detestation (person or thing) > [adjective]

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barfy1957

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [adjective] > contemptible

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1944 W. Guthrie in R. Shelton Born to Win (1965) 222 I don't sing any silly or any jerky songs.

1975 Daily News (Jennings, Lousiana) 20 Nov. 9/2 Two years is a long time to waste on a boy friend whose ‘jerky’ behavior makes you feel you have to hide him from your friends.

1999 F. Renzulli Toodle-fucking-oo (HBO TV shooting script) 17 in Sopranos 2nd Ser. (O.E.D. Archive) Christopher: Who told you I put my hand on her? Richie: (to Tony ) Is this kid gettin' jerky with me?

2011 N.Y. Times Mag. 16 Oct. 67/2 Franco's decision to Tweet from the stage looked like the shenanigans of a jerky actor.

B. n.¹

†1. English regional (northern). The common tern, Sterna hirundo. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1829 Philos. Mag. 2nd Ser. 6 280 Common Tern... It is there [sc. Solway Firth] called by the fishermen and others, Jerky, Pickman, &c.

2. U.S. regional (western). A type of springless stagecoach that provides a shaky, jolting ride. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [noun] > rumbling or jerky

rumbler1778

rumble-tumble1806

jerky1867

1867 Dubuque (Iowa) Daily Herald 24 Dec. These vehicles [sc. buckboards] have given place to the more pretentious jerky... With buckboard or jerky its all the same—you pay your money and you get your ride.

1873 J. H. Beadle Undevel. West xxx. 663 The ‘jerky’ now runs three times per week from St. George.

1878 J. H. Beadle Western Wilds xxiv. 386 A little jerky carrying ten passengers.

1894 Outing 398/1 Now a wabbling, jumping ‘jerky’ does the stage work for the line.

a1918 G. Stuart 40 Years on Frontier (1925) II. 103 Here we changed for a covered jirky.

1977 R. Dunlop Wheels West 143/2 For short distances some stage lines carried their passengers in a jerky, which an Army wife on a trip from Kit Carson, Colorado, to Fort Lyon called ‘a funny looking stage coach’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jerky
释义	jerkyn.² Brit. /ˈdʒəːki/, U.S. /ˈdʒərki/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: charqui n. Etymology: Alteration of charqui n., after jerk v.² and jerked adj.² Compare earlier jerk n.² and jerkin adj. Chiefly North American (originally U.S.). Meat, esp. beef, that has been cured by being cut into long, thin strips and dried. Also with modifying word specifying the type of meat, as beef jerky. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > preserved meat > [noun] > dried meat mummy1666 vivdaa1688 charqui1688 pemmican1743 pounded meat1775 tasajo1783 taureau1794 jerk1799 biltong1815 tasso1841 jerky1848 bak kwa1960 1848 W. Colton Diary 23 Oct. in Three Years in Calif. (1850) xxii. 298 A junk of bread, and a piece of the stewed jerky. 1895 Overland Monthly May 485/2 Life without love is like eatin' bull-beef jerky without salsa! 1938 J. Steinbeck Long Valley 49 A flour sack half full of..stringy jerky. 1985 M. Parfit South Light (1988) xi. 146 He swept up a handful of hard candies, two cans of Pream, and a box of beef jerky. 1992 D. Coupland Shampoo Planet xlviii. 218 The backseat..has degenerated into a jambalaya of bicycle shorts, cassettes, maps, and turkey-jerky wrappers. 2013 Time Out N.Y. 14 Nov. 24/2 Deep-fried marinated pork..is the chewy crossbreed of good jerky and spareribs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). jerkyadj.n.¹ Brit. /ˈdʒəːki/, U.S. /ˈdʒərki/ Forms: see jerk n.¹ and -y suffix¹; also 1800s girkie (Scottish). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: jerk n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < jerk n.¹ + -y suffix¹.In use as noun denoting a tern (see sense B. 1) with reference to the jerky flight pattern of this bird. With use as noun denoting a stagecoach (see sense B. 2) perhaps compare slightly earlier jerkwater n. 1. A. adj. 1. a. With reference to physical motion: characterized by jerking movements, or abrupt stops and starts. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [adjective] > jerking > jerky jerky1670 flingy1838 jerkish1861 snappy1872 jerksome1880 herky-jerky1890 flicky1897 syncopated1924 1670 J. Covel Diary in J. T. Bent Early Voy. Levant (1893) ii. 140 A jerky motion like those who have a strong Hickock. 1861 C. Dickens Let. 15 Oct. (1997) IX. 478 In pouring out the tea he rattled the teapot against the cups, and the like, and was more jerky than seemed natural. 1911 J. C. Lincoln Cap'n Warren's Wards i. 2 The train slowed down, in a jerky hiccoughy sort of way. 2003 National Geographic July 90 (caption) Some Three Peakers never manage to sleep on the jerky, bumpy ride between mountains. b. figurative. Without reference to physical motion: not flowing smoothly; disjointed; passing suddenly from one thing to another. ΚΠ 1828 Western Monthly Rev. Jan. 520 Its [sc. the mocking bird's] gay, voluble and jerky note. 1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table i. 6 They are the talkers that have what may be called jerky minds. 1887 Spectator 26 Mar. 422/1 A style which is so jerky that it may be described as dislocated. 1910 R. Brooke Let. 20–23 Sept. in Coll. Poems (1918) p. li I've several times started to write you a notable..letter, but my life has been too jerky to admit of much connected thought lately. 1984 H. Spurling Secrets of Woman's Heart iv. 110 The jerkiest and in some ways the least satisfactory of all Ivy's novels. 2010 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 Oct. 42/3 In Politics, these short, jerky sentences worked well, for the most part. 2. North American colloquial. Characteristic of or like a jerk (jerk n.¹ 12); foolish, stupid; deliberately obnoxious. 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Guthrie in R. Shelton Born to Win (1965) 222 I don't sing any silly or any jerky songs. 1975 Daily News (Jennings, Lousiana) 20 Nov. 9/2 Two years is a long time to waste on a boy friend whose ‘jerky’ behavior makes you feel you have to hide him from your friends. 1999 F. Renzulli Toodle-fucking-oo (HBO TV shooting script) 17 in Sopranos 2nd Ser. (O.E.D. Archive) Christopher: Who told you I put my hand on her? Richie: (to Tony ) Is this kid gettin' jerky with me? 2011 N.Y. Times Mag. 16 Oct. 67/2 Franco's decision to Tweet from the stage looked like the shenanigans of a jerky actor. B. n.¹ †1. English regional (northern). The common tern, Sterna hirundo. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1829 Philos. Mag. 2nd Ser. 6 280 Common Tern... It is there [sc. Solway Firth] called by the fishermen and others, Jerky, Pickman, &c. 2. U.S. regional (western). A type of springless stagecoach that provides a shaky, jolting ride. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [noun] > rumbling or jerky rumbler1778 rumble-tumble1806 jerky1867 1867 Dubuque (Iowa) Daily Herald 24 Dec. These vehicles [sc. buckboards] have given place to the more pretentious jerky... With buckboard or jerky its all the same—you pay your money and you get your ride. 1873 J. H. Beadle Undevel. West xxx. 663 The ‘jerky’ now runs three times per week from St. George. 1878 J. H. Beadle Western Wilds xxiv. 386 A little jerky carrying ten passengers. 1894 Outing 398/1 Now a wabbling, jumping ‘jerky’ does the stage work for the line. a1918 G. Stuart 40 Years on Frontier (1925) II. 103 Here we changed for a covered jirky. 1977 R. Dunlop Wheels West 143/2 For short distances some stage lines carried their passengers in a jerky, which an Army wife on a trip from Kit Carson, Colorado, to Fort Lyon called ‘a funny looking stage coach’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.²1848adj.n.¹1670
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