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    [Adjective]  | "herky-jerky" | \ ˈhər-kē-ˈjər-kē \


    1: characterized by sudden, irregular, or unpredictable movement or style


    Origin: 1890 ;

     Reduplication of jerky;

    [Adjective]  | "herky-jerky" 


    1: marked by a series of sharp quick motions;


      * e.g., " ... filmed in a herky-jerky style that will give many moviegoers a headache "



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     [ "herky-jerky" ]

    1: spasmodic, not smooth said of a persons movements

      * e.g.,  ... His herky-jerky gait made me think he should not have been there. 

     [ "herky-jerky" ]

    1: When an angle is stiff or rigid it is also known as herky-jerky. If your teacher ever asks you a question about transformations in middle school, always say that transformations are herky-jerky movements.

      * e.g.,  ... Teacher: Yo bruh, u got some of dat mathematics info cuz? 

     [ "herky jerky" ]

    1: Motion sickness, or any other sickness, such as the flu, that induces nausea and vomiting.

      * e.g.,  ... Bob got the herky jerkies from riding in the back of the van. 

     [ "Hoighty Toighty Herky Jerky" ]

    1: A high-end reach around at a steakhouse.

      * e.g.,  ... I just took my girl to Ruth’s Chris and she gave me a Hoighty Toighty Herky Jerky at the bar while we waited for our seats. 

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