physical jerks

plural noun

British.

1. physical conditioning exercises, as push-ups and knee bends.

physical jerks

plural noun

1. informal,  See jerk 1

Example Sentences

"It's great that it's getting this kind of visibility and that all these people who have worked so hard are being celebrated," former dancer Kid Keir, Physical Jerks Crew, told BBC Sport.

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Arguably her most memorable appearance was in Carry On Camping, when her bra flew off during some strenuous physical jerks.

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At 11 I went to a girls’ grammar school where sport was valued, even if we were forced to do our physical jerks in pleated games skirts and/or grey knickers.

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Is there a problem in this sad old world that can’t be solved by physical jerks?

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Mandatory calisthenics programs like The Physical Jerks may drive engagement in the near term, but it would be foolish for us to intentionally show nothing but The Physical Jerks on a loop, because when we tried this by accident in Colchester, everyone died of thirst and exhaustion.

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