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A jerk or twitch.

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Definitions

  1. n. A jerk or twitch.
  2. v. t. To twitch; to jerk.
  3. n. An abbreviation of Yankee.
  4. n. an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
  5. n. an American (especially to non-Americans)
  6. v. pull, or move with a sudden movement
  7. A jerk or twitch. [Colloq. U. S.] To twitch; to jerk. [Colloq. U. S.] An abbreviation of Yankee. [Slang]
  8. A jerk or twitch. [Colloq. U. S.]
  9. n:6/v:94 v. pull, or move with a sudden movement