jerk the gherkin in English

Audio: En-au-jerk the gherkin.ogg

Forms: jerks the gherkin [present, singular, third-person], jerking the gherkin [participle, present], jerked the gherkin [participle, past], jerked the gherkin [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

Inflected forms

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        "To masturbate."
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        "(slang, vulgar) To masturbate."
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        "singular",
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        "To masturbate."
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"jerk the gherkin" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms