jerk off attitude
- noun
- /dʒɜrk ɔf ˈætɪtjud/
- Offensive
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actitud despreciativa
- You need to drop that jerk off attitude if you want people to take you seriously.
Examples
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The coach was frustrated with her star player's jerk off attitude during practice.
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I can't stand her jerk off attitude during discussions.
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His jerk off attitude made everyone at the meeting feel unappreciated and ignored.
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His jerk off attitude annoyed everyone in the meeting.
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His jerk off attitude made everyone at the meeting feel unappreciated and ignored.
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The coach was frustrated with her star player's jerk off attitude during practice.
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You need to drop that jerk off attitude if you want people to take you seriously.
Synonyms
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6.0
A cold short reply that shows no interest
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7.0
A quick unfriendly answer that ignores someone
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9.9
Rude, selfish actions that hurt or upset other people
How Dismissive
- Offensive
- Informal
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3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'a rude or dismissive demeanor' can be partly inferred from combining 'jerk' (an unpleasant person) with 'attitude', so a learner who knows those words might guess the general idea. However, 'jerk off' is a colloquial/vulgar compound where 'off' does not add a regular compositional meaning and the phrase is slangic, so the exact nuance and acceptability are not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Jerk off attitude comes from slang where jerk off was an insult for someone who acts rude or useless, and attitude means the way a person acts. Picture someone giving a quick, dismissive motion to push people away; that image helps explain why it means 'a dismissive or careless way of acting'.