Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outjerk

/aʊtˈdʒɜɹk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-jerk
IPA: /aʊtˈdʒɜɹk/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To surpass in being a jerk (“unlikable or obnoxious person”).

Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To be more satirical than, often used when something (usually unintentionally) comes across as even more satirical than a parody of said thing.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Then she raced across the stepping stones and slipped in front of him. “I get it. Paybacks, that it? I’ve been a jerk, so you’re going to outjerk me.”"
"As for the rest of your post, give it a fucking rest, okay? You're outjerking yourself. Which takes a bit of doing. Nobody's afraid of your innovative thinking, because it's made you the loser you are."
"She bounced in her seat, maneuvering around to face him. “I take it back. I didn’t forget you’re a jerk because you’ve been one ever since I arrived. But you’ve now officially outjerked yourself.”"
"Starcraft circlejerk sub still hasn't outjerked the original Starcraft Sub"
"Pack it up people, we were outjerked 30 years ago by a fucking cult."

Etymology

From out- + jerk. The latter definition is derived from circlejerk (“a community, usually online, that acts as an echo chamber for a specific topic of conversation, often deliberately in a satirical, self-aware fashion”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /aʊtˈdʒɜɹk/
British English: /aʊtˈdʒɜːk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

outjerks (present, singular) outjerking (participle, present) outjerked (participle, past) outjerked (past)

Frequently Paired Words

rejerk unjerk

Rhymes With

björk reperk dwerk sqrk

Questions

How do you pronounce outjerk?: The recorded pronunciation is /aʊtˈdʒɜɹk/.
What does outjerk mean?: To surpass in being a jerk (“unlikable or obnoxious person”).
Where does outjerk come from?: From out- + jerk. The latter definition is derived from circlejerk (“a community, usually online, that acts as an echo chamber for a specific topic of conversation, often deliberately in a satirical, self-aware fashion”).

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