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Yes, jerk is playable

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"Jerk" Definition

noun

A jolting or lurching motion.
A sudden abrupt motion, such as a yank or twist.
Involuntary convulsive twitching often resulting from excitement. Often used with the.
Physiology A sudden reflexive or spasmodic muscular movement.
Slang A foolish, rude, or contemptible person.

verb-transitive

Sports To press (a weight) overhead from shoulder height in a quick motion.
To cut (meat) into long strips and dry in the sun or cure by exposing to smoke.
To give a sudden quick thrust, push, pull, or twist to.
To make and serve (ice-cream sodas, for example) at a soda fountain.
To throw or toss with a quick abrupt motion.

verb-intransitive

To make spasmodic motions: My legs jerked from fatigue.
To move in sudden abrupt motions; jolt: The train jerked forward.

verb

To give a quick suddenly arrested push, pull, or twist to.
To propel or move with or as if with a quick suddenly arrested motion.
To mix and serve (as sodas) behind a soda fountain.
To make a sudden spasmodic motion.
To move in short abrupt motions or with frequent jolts.

adjective

Being or relating to a method of barbecuing meat that has been seasoned and wrapped in leaves of the allspice tree: jerk chicken; jerk pork.

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