The full condition of being a jerk — not just a single rude moment, but a sustained personality state.
The full condition of being a jerk — not just a single rude moment, but a sustained personality state. Jerkhood is when the behavior isn't a blip, it's a lifestyle. You don't dip in and out of jerkhood; you reside there. It's the noun form that lets you diagnose a pattern rather than just a moment, making it ideal for describing that one coworker, ex, or internet stranger who has committed fully to the craft of being awful.
Three passive-aggressive emails before 9am — his jerkhood was really hitting its stride this week.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(idiomatic, vulgar, derogatory) Someone who behaves obnoxiously, rudely, inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male.
(slang, derogatory, North America) A jerk; an obnoxious person.
A rare slang nominalization meaning the behavior characteristic of a jerk -- selfish, inconsiderate, or obnoxious conduct as a habitual pattern. The '-ism' suffix gives it a pseudo-ideological weight, as if being a jerk were a coherent philosophy. Typically used sarcastically to mock someone's consistent rudeness rather than to describe a genuine ideology. Most effective when applied to a repeated pattern, not a single bad moment.
(slang) behavior.
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(slang) The state or essence of being a jerk.
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