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🛠️ Low quality 🤖 A sudden jerk 🛠️ To glitch
jank

jank

9.9
A sudden sharp movement in a machine or vehicle
  • noun
  • /dʒæŋk/
  • US
translation icon : tirón
  • After hitting a pothole, the bike gave a noticeable jank that startled the rider.

Examples

  • The car made a strange noise and had a sudden jank when I hit the brakes.

  • The old printer often experiences a jank when trying to print the last page.

  • Oh God so yeah it's like exactly the same on the inside same jank power connector.

  • Same LTT where jank meets, you know, that's kind of awesome.

Synonyms

jerk
vsjank
7 2.2

A sudden sharp movement or pull

is focused on awkward mechanical twitches in machines or vehicles
jerking
vsjank
2 4.2

A sudden quick movement that happens without control

is more about awkward sudden twitches especially in machines or vehicles

Antonyms

stability
363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

smooth
204 1.0

Moving or happening in an even, easy way without sudden problems

How Jerky

lurch
7 4.7
jank
  • US
9.9
jerk
7 2.2
to twitch
66 2.8

Surface Forms

jank singular
janks plural

Etymology

Jank likely comes from a slang sound for a sudden, ugly jerk, much like yank but with a rough, broken feel. So a jank is a quick, sharp twitch or jolt in a machine or vehicle.