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| jerk me around |
not be honest with me, jack me around
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Don't jerk me around. I want to know if you've seen my child.
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| jerk off [B] |
masturbate, pull your wire [B]
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"If jerking off is a sin, I know a lot of sinners," said the old man.
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| jewels |
(See the family jewels)
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| jig is up |
(See the jig's up)
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| jim dandy |
(See a jim dandy)
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| jimminy crickets |
geez, gosh, holy cow
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Jimminy crickets, it was hot! It was 39 degrees Celsius!
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| jive ass [B] |
one who tries to look cool, show-off, show-off
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What a jive ass! Give him a mic, and he thinks he's Elvis.
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| jock |
athlete, student who plays on school teams
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Doug is a jock - he plays golf and baseball.
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| joe-job |
a routine task, a chore that nobody wants to do, gofer
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If you're the junior employee, you'll have to do the joe-jobs.
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| Joe Who |
Joe Clark - a Canadian politician
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When was Joe Who the Prime Minister of Canada? 1979?
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