The difference between Jerk and Turkey

When used as nouns, jerk means a sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body, whereas turkey means either of two species of bird in the genus meleagris with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks.

Jerk is also verb with the meaning: to make a sudden uncontrolled movement.

check bellow for the other definitions of Jerk and Turkey

  1. Jerk as a noun:

    A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.

  2. Jerk as a noun:

    A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.

    Examples:

    "When I yell "OK," give the mooring line a good jerk!"

  3. Jerk as a noun (US, slang, pejorative):

    A dull or stupid person.

  4. Jerk as a noun (US, slang, pejorative):

    A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered or disagreeable.

  5. Jerk as a noun (physics, engineering):

    The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.

  6. Jerk as a noun (obsolete):

    A soda jerk.

  7. Jerk as a noun (weightlifting):

    A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time.

  1. Jerk as a verb (intransitive):

    To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.

  2. Jerk as a verb (transitive):

    To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.

  3. Jerk as a verb (US, slang, vulgar):

    To masturbate.

  4. Jerk as a verb (obsolete):

    To beat, to hit.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Florio"

  5. Jerk as a verb (obsolete):

    To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.

    Examples:

    "to jerk a stone"

  6. Jerk as a verb (usually, transitive, weightlifting):

    To lift using a jerk.

  7. Jerk as a verb (obsolete):

    To flout with contempt.

  1. Jerk as a noun (Caribbean):

    A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade.

  2. Jerk as a noun (Caribbean):

    Meat cured by jerking; charqui.

    Examples:

    "Jerk chicken is a local favorite."

  1. Jerk as a verb:

    To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.

  1. Turkey as a noun:

    Either of two species of bird in the genus Meleagris with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks.

  2. Turkey as a noun (uncountable):

    The meat or flesh of this bird eaten as food

    Examples:

    "All week after Thanksgiving, I had turkey sandwiches for lunch."

  3. Turkey as a noun (colloquial):

    A failure.

    Examples:

    "That film was a turkey."

  4. Turkey as a noun (slang, usually, mildly, derogatory):

    A foolish or inept person.

    Examples:

    "The turkey cut in front of me and then berated me for running into him."

  5. Turkey as a noun (bowling):

    An act of throwing three strikes in a row.

  6. Turkey as a noun (obsolete):

    The guinea fowl (Numida meleagris).

  7. Turkey as a noun (medical slang, derogatory):

    A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer.

  8. Turkey as a noun (dated, slang, US, Australia):

    A large travel bag; a suitcase; a pack carried by a lumberman; a bindle.

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