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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

jerky

/jẽrk'-ē/ · jerk·y · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɝki/
01 a. Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style.
  1. 1.
    Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style.
  2. 2.
    Foolish; ridiculous; stupid.[slang]
02 n. Meat, especially beef, that has been cut in strips and dried; meat that has been jerked; see first jerk, v.; as, beef jerky
  1. 1.
    Meat, especially beef, that has been cut in strips and dried; meat that has been jerked; see first jerk, v.; as, beef jerky See: jerk