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kneejerk

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knee-jerk

  [nee-jurk]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a knee-jerk.
2. Informal. reacting according to a certain habitual manner; unthinking: a knee-jerk liberal.
Origin:
1895–1900
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knee-jerk

  1. mod.
    automatic; quick and without thought. : That was only a knee-jerk response. Pay no attention.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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