Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jerk off

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
jerk off
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To masturbate by manually stimulating one's own penis.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Intransitive verb

verb

To manually stimulate someone else's penis; to give a hand job.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Transitive verb

verb

To do nothing; to waste time.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Intransitive verb

verb

To deceive.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Transitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jerk, off.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Dated

noun

Alternative form of jerkoff (“an obnoxious person”).

Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

An act of masturbation.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A stunt in which the performer is suddenly pulled off a horse, etc. by means of a cable.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Countable; Uncountable

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What does jerk off mean?
To masturbate by manually stimulating one's own penis.

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