Definitions for jerkies

jerkies jerk·y

Spelling: [jur-kee]
IPA: /ˈdʒɜr ki/

Jerkies is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 98 anagrams from letters in jerkies (eeijkrs).

Definitions for jerkies

noun

  1. meat, especially beef, that has been cut in strips and preserved by drying in the sun; jerked meat.

adjective

  1. characterized by jerks or sudden starts; spasmodic.
  2. Slang. silly; foolish; stupid; ridiculous.

Origin of jerkies

First recorded in 1855-60; jerk1 + -y1

Examples for jerkies

I try to make it clear to Patti that I'm not looking to land some jerky millionaire.

He's so white he's almost mock-white, and so are his jerky, long-necked, mechanical-man movements.

David Rossi bent his head and spoke in short, jerky sentences.

He spoke in a jerky voice, as if he thought to overawe the boy.

In jerky sentences she told of the engagement and how the news had reached her.

Both are very ancient, sadly in need of upholstery, and jerky of locomotion.

There was no answer to his jerky, sharp call of "Barbara" and he turned on the light.

Another potential drawback: Our crack team had difficulty downloading the app, and found the animations slow and jerky.

Ty Murray was stiff as a plank, jerky, and with his legs spread apart it looked like he was still sort of straddling a bull.

Optimal descent was roughly eight feet per second with no jerky stops.

Word Value for jerkies
Scrable

19

Words with friends

20

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