JERK (person)
NOUNS – PERSON
► ABHORRENCE FROM FLORENCE a jerk → 1945 jive usage (Bk.)
► ACE a jerk, an oaf; a foolish or ineffectual person; a clumsy person → 1969 US students’ sl., sarcastic usage
► ASS-WIPE a real jerk; a sycophant → 1967 US sl.
► BABOON a jerk, an oaf; an ugly or uncouth person; a stupid person; an inferior person → c1500
► BAGGER a jerk, a dolt, a clumsy person, a stupid person → 1989 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► BIG BABOON a jerk, an oaf → 20C sl.
► CHEESE MEISTER a jerk, a fool → 20C teen & high school sl.
► CHOAD ► CHODE a jerk, an oafish male → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► CLOWN a jerk, an oaf → 20C US
► CREEP a jerk, an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male → 1926 sl., orig. US
► DICK-HEAD a jerk, an oaf; a despised man → M20 US sl.
► DICKRASH a jerk, an annoying or despicable person → 1996 Aust. sl.
► DICK SMACK a stupid jerk; a moron → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► DILDO ► DILDOE a jerk, an oaf → 17C sl.
► DIP a jerk, an oaf → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► DIPSHIT a stupid jerk, an oaf; a person of no consequence and no intelligence → 1962 US sl.
► DIPSTICK a jerk, an oaf; an inept fool; an idiot; a stupid or contemptible person → 1963 US sl.
► DIPWAD a jerk; a nerd → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► DIRK a jerk, a foolish, peculiar, or obnoxious person; an absent-minded or inattentive person → 1964 US sl.
► DOPE a jerk; an oaf → 19C sl.
► DORK a jerk; a strange person → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► DORKMEIER a total jerk; a simpleton → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► DORKMUNDER a total jerk; a simpleton → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► DURGE a jerk, a moron → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► FART HOLE a real jerk, an oaf → 1970 US sl.
► FINK an undesirable jerk or oaf → E20 US sl.
► FISH ► POOR FISH a jerk, an undesirable person; a gullible person, a dupe, a greenhorn → 1900 Amer. dial.
► F.O. a jerk, a worthless do-nothing → 20C US sl.
► FRUITCAKE a jerk; an oaf → M20 US sl.
► FUCK-HEAD an oaf, a jerk; a foolish or contemptible person → 1945 US sl.
► GINK a jerk, a dull, ineffectual, or insignificant person → 1906 sl.
► GOOF a ridiculous jerk, an oaf; an incompetent fool → 20C US sl. & colloq.
► GOOF-BALL a jerk; an oaf; an incompetent fool → M20 US sl.
► GOOFER a ridiculous jerk, an oaf; an incompetent fool → 20C US sl. & colloq.
► GOOFUS a ridiculous jerk, an oaf; an incompetent fool → 1910s US sl. & colloq.
► JACK-OFF a jerk, an incompetent oaf → 20C US sl.
► JERK-OFF a jerk, an oaf; a worthless, contemptible person; an incompetent do-nothing → 1968 Brit. & US sl.
► JOE ERK a jerk, an oaf; a wretched man → World Wars rhyming sl. for ‘jerk’ and ‘berk’
► JOE HUNT a jerk, an oaf; a wretched man → 20C Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘cunt’
► MOTHBALL a teenage jerk, an insignificant or foolish person; an obnoxious or aggravating person; an irritating person → 1944 US sl.
► NARK a jerk, an oaf; an annoying, unpleasant or despicable person → 1846 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
► NERD ► NURD a jerk, an oaf; a person lacking in social skills, fashion sense, or both; someone studious but socially inept → 1951 chiefly US colloq.
► NICKUMPOOP ► NINCOMPOOP ► NINKOMPOOP a jerk, an oaf; a fool → L17 sl.
► OOK a jerk, a fool, a stupid person → 1949 Amer. sl.
► PECKERHEAD a jerk, an oaf; a thick-headed or stupid person → 1955 Amer. dial.
► PISS-HEAD a jerk, an oaf; a fool → 20C US sl.
► PUNK a useless jerk, a weak person; usually a male → M19 US sl.
► RUBBER SOCK a jerk, a timid person → E20 US sl.
► SAP a jerk; an oaf → 1817
► SCHLEP ► SCHLEPP ► SHLEP ► SHLEPP a jerk, an oaf; a stupid or awkward person; an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person → 1939 Amer. dial.
► SCHLEPPER ► SHLEPPER a jerk, an oaf; a stupid or awkward person; an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person → 1934 sl. orig. US
► SHMUCK a jerk → 20C sl.
► TWINK a jerk; an incompetent fool → 20C US sl.
► WEENIE ► WIENIE a jerk, a disliked person → 1963 Amer. sl.
► WEINER ► WIENER a jerk, a disliked person → 1950s Amer. sl.
► WEIRDO a jerk, an oaf; any unpleasant person, usually male → M20 US sl.
► WEIRDY a jerk, an oaf; any unpleasant person, usually male → M20 US sl.
► WET RAG a useless jerk, an oaf → M20 US sl.
► WET SOCK a useless jerk, an oaf → M20 US sl.
► WORM a jerk, a low creep → 20C US sl.
► YOYO a jerk, a fool; an idiot, a dolt; a stupid person; an incompetent, or undesirable person → 1959 US sl.
► ZERK a jerk, a stupid person → 1995 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
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