Meaning

1 senses

  1. (slang, vulgar)To masturbate.

Origin

Apparently chosen for the rhyme (in the form jerkin' the gherkin).

Apparently chosen for the rhyme (in the form jerkin' the gherkin).

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Forms

jerks the gherkin, jerking the gherkin, jerked the gherkin, jerked the gherkin
Base formjerk the gherkin · to jerk the gherkin
3rd person singularjerks the gherkin
Present participlejerking the gherkin
Past simplejerked the gherkin
Past participlejerked the gherkin

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyjerk the gherkin
he, she, itjerks the gherkin

Past simpleLesson

all personsjerked the gherkin

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave jerked the gherkin
he, she, ithas jerked the gherkin

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill jerk the gherkin

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
jeopardyjerboajerkjerkyjerseyC1
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