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READ THESE ARTICLESadjectivejerkier, jerkiest
1Characterized by abrupt stops and starts.
‘the coach drew to a jerky halt’convulsive, spasmodic, fitful, twitchy, paroxysmal, shaking, shaky, tremulous, uncontrolled, uncontrollablejolting, lurching, bumpy, bouncy, jarring, roughView synonyms2US informal Contemptibly foolish.
‘he makes mischief with his jerky pals’
Pronunciation
noun
mass nounMeat that has been cured by being cut into long, thin strips and dried.
‘beef jerky’- ‘The younger girl had fallen asleep, curled up in her blanket and still clutching the strip of beef jerky.’
- ‘The slices of deep red sausage had the pungent flavour of barbecued pork, quite similar to a sweet beef jerky.’
- ‘We saw strips of deep red beef jerky, sheets of golden-colored glucose that looked like glass, orange rind and salmon skin.’
- ‘Jerome nodded, taking a long strip of jerky from his plate.’
- ‘Then she added some jerky for meat, and some dried vegetables.’
- ‘Native Americans once used the fruit to make pemmican, a type of meat jerky.’
- ‘They each got two strips of jerky for meals, each about as long as a man's hand and as thick as two fingers.’
- ‘I've let this old carcass get as stiff as beef jerky on a cold winter morning.’
- ‘There is also a small selection entitled ‘for the gastronome’, proffering beef jerky, buffalo cheese and a French cheese platter.’
- ‘I almost added beef jerky, but that was just too costly.’
- ‘But, whatever harm Macscruby thinks our flag might do to his beef jerky, McDonald's had no misgivings on its effect on the Big Mac.’
- ‘She had shoulder-length gray hair and skin resembling beef jerky.’
- ‘The $5,000 also has gone toward buying things like beef jerky, anti-fungal foot cream and DVDs.’
- ‘Among the items for sale are beef jerky, Winchester ammunition, and nine kinds of chewing tobacco.’
- ‘If you go to their site, they seem to be interested not so much in flying stuff to the moon but in selling beef jerky.’
- ‘The money must be paid in cash, to each person in refugee camps as they line up for their daily cup of dirty water and dried beef jerky.’
- ‘Maybe you'll even have some change left over for a candy bar or a pack of beef jerky.’
- ‘Powell looked like a ‘stick of beef jerky adorned with whiskers’, and the fundamentally unsuitable boats the men used were ‘walnut shells’.’
- ‘Dante took a slice of beef jerky that was in his pocket and gave it to the boy.’
- ‘We climbed up and Nick took two bottles of soda and a bag of beef jerky from his secret stash.’
Origin
Mid 19th century from American Spanish charqui, from Quechua.
Pronunciation
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