jerko

English

Etymology

From jerk +‎ -o.

Noun

jerko (plural jerkos)

1. (slang) A jerk; an obnoxious person.
   • 1968, Keefe Brasselle, The Cannibals: A Novel about Television's Savage Chieftains:

     "Listen, jerko, you know you're special to me. I think you're a great guy with something to offer, and if it's the last thing I do, I'll shove you down J.J.B.'s throat."

   • 1995, Laurie Nehls Sherwen, Mary Ann Scoloveno, Carol Toussie-Weingarten, Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family, page 167:

     […] an interest in the opposite sex that is expressed as a movement away, a dislike of "jerkos" and "nerds."

   • 2016, Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Lumberjanes #30:

     So they're really like...a family of jerkos.

Related terms

• Thesaurus:jerk

Anagrams

• Joker, Rojek, joker