"jork" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒɔːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /d͡ʒɔɹk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-jork.wav [US] Forms: jorks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k Etymology: An alteration of jerk (“to masturbate”). Coined by Twitter/X user @laterundulator on May 2, 2023 (see quotation below). Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|@laterundulator|nocat=1|occ=Twitter/X user|w=-}} Coined by Twitter/X user @laterundulator Head templates: {{en-noun}} jork (plural jorks)
  1. (Internet slang) An act of masturbation. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-jork-en-noun-VHb1WnX0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Masturbation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Masturbation: 98 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒɔːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /d͡ʒɔɹk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-jork.wav [US] Forms: jorks [present, singular, third-person], jorking [participle, present], jorked [participle, past], jorked [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k Etymology: An alteration of jerk (“to masturbate”). Coined by Twitter/X user @laterundulator on May 2, 2023 (see quotation below). Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|@laterundulator|nocat=1|occ=Twitter/X user|w=-}} Coined by Twitter/X user @laterundulator Head templates: {{en-verb}} jork (third-person singular simple present jorks, present participle jorking, simple past and past participle jorked)
  1. (transitive, Internet slang) To jerk (masturbate). Tags: Internet, transitive
    Sense id: en-jork-en-verb-10Ri3VVE Categories (other): English terms with collocations

Inflected forms

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