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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Jerks #38638 08/17/01 07:44 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia stales OP old hand OP stales old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia Greetings all - been away for a while. What's the etymology of jerk - as in dolt, buffoon? Or should I just stick with the "below the belt" obvious? stales Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Jerks stales 08/17/01 07:44 AM Re: Jerks Faldage 08/17/01 01:43 PM Re: Jerks Fiberbabe 08/17/01 02:05 PM Re: Jerk chicken Faldage 08/17/01 02:38 PM Re: Jerk chicken Flatlander 08/17/01 02:53 PM Max Quordlepleen 08/17/01 08:50 PM Re: Jerks wwh 08/17/01 11:39 PM Pemmican TEd Remington 08/20/01 04:35 PM While we're on the subject... belligerentyouth 08/21/01 12:24 PM Re: While we're on the subject... wwh 08/21/01 01:18 PM Re: Who would eat such a snack??? Faldage 08/21/01 02:00 PM Re: While we're on the subject... Bean 08/21/01 02:31 PM Re: While we're on the subject... maverick 08/21/01 04:08 PM Re: While we're on the subject... of troy 08/21/01 06:31 PM Re: Jerks stales 08/20/01 12:54 AM Max Quordlepleen 08/20/01 02:44 AM Re: Jerks and other AWADdies Faldage 08/20/01 11:03 AM Re: Jerks Jazzoctopus 08/17/01 04:57 PM Re: Jerks Faldage 08/17/01 05:02 PM Re: Jerks Sparteye 08/17/01 10:51 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,344 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 782 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 20 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,546 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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