Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jerkdar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jerk-dar
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to detect whether or not a person is a jerk.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Yeah, he's blipped mine, too. But he's beating the hell out of my Dorkdar® and Jerkdar® so much that I can't get an accurate reading from the Gaydar® -- it's such a *sensitive* instrument, you know."
"I'm not a big fan of jerks, so it is good they are so easy to identify and to avoid. Your newfound “jerkdar” could be interpreted as a silver lining."
"Knew it all too well from a couple of jerks she'd dated before her jerkdar had kicked in fully at age twenty."

Etymology

From jerk + -dar.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: jerk

Usage

Questions

What does jerkdar mean?: The ability to detect whether or not a person is a jerk.
Where does jerkdar come from?: From jerk + -dar.

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