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herky-jerky

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herk⋅y-jerk⋅y

[hur-kee-jur-kee]
–adjective
progressing in a fitfully jerky or irregular manner: a herky-jerky home movie shown on an old projector.

Origin:
1955–60; rhyming compound based on jerk 1 , -y 1
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herk·y-jerk·y   (hûr'kē-jûr'kē)   
adj.  Spasmodic, irregular, and unpredictable, as in movement or manner.

[Reduplication of jerky1.]
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