jerkoff

See also: jerk off and jerk-off

English

Alternative forms

• jerk off, jerk-off

Etymology

Deverbal from jerk off (“to masturbate”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

jerkoff (plural jerkoffs) (chiefly Canada, US)

1. (idiomatic, vulgar, derogatory) Someone who behaves obnoxiously, rudely, inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male.

   Synonyms: jerk, jackoff; see also Thesaurus:jerk

   • 1992, “Jerk-Off (live)”, performed by Tool:

     Someone told me once that there's a right and wrong
     Punishment was sure for those who dare to cross the line
     But it must not be true
     For jerk-offs just like you and
     Maybe it's just bullshit
     I should play God
     And shoot you myself

   • 1992, Eric Lee, Saigon to Jerusalem: conversations with U.S. veterans of the Vietnam War who […] , page 25:

     All New Yorkers have this feeling that anyone who's not from New York is a jerk-off. And I couldn't believe that someone had the balls to shoot at me.

   • 1998, Tim Herlihy, The Wedding Singer, spoken by Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler):

     I think she's a very nice girl, but she's marrying that jerkoff.

2. (idiomatic, vulgar, rare) Someone who masturbates.
   • 1935, S. Z. Orgel, J. Tuckman, “Nicknames of Institutional Children”, in American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, volume 5, number 3, →DOI, page 279:

     […] Slob or Slop for a dirty child, Beans for a child who breaks wind, Jerk-off for a child who masturbates.

Translations

rude, mean, nasty, ignorant, obnoxious person

• German: Widerling m, widerwärtiger Mensch m, unhöflicher Mensch m, unangenehme Person f
• Romanian: labagiu (ro) m, lăbar m

wanker — see wanker