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jerker

  • a word derived from jerk.
    jerk
    noun
    a quick, sharp pull, thrust, twist, throw, or the like; a sudden movement.

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Icez, rapper and producer: Everybody wanted to be the best jerker, best producer, best rapper, best dancer of the movement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025

The Fault in Our Stars is an adaptation of John Green’s best-selling young adult tear jerker novel of the same name.

From Time ● Jun. 3, 2014

But the picture is mostly an unblushing jerker of glycerin tears.

From Time Magazine Archive

Draft Boss Major General Lewis Hershey admitted that a 26-year-old soda jerker could be given a deferment if he was the only one in the community.

From Time Magazine Archive

The soda jerker at South Hadley's sole fountain said bon jour to customers who last week asked for the soda au chocolat.

From Time Magazine Archive