"jerk the gherkin" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-jerk the gherkin.ogg [Australia] Forms: jerks the gherkin [present, singular, third-person], jerking the gherkin [participle, present], jerked the gherkin [participle, past], jerked the gherkin [past]
Etymology: Apparently chosen for the rhyme (in the form jerkin' the gherkin). Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} jerk the gherkin (third-person singular simple present jerks the gherkin, present participle jerking the gherkin, simple past and past participle jerked the gherkin)
  1. (slang, vulgar) To masturbate. Tags: slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-jerk_the_gherkin-en-verb-~E9p9hIT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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        "(slang, vulgar) To masturbate."
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