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Berk vs Yerk - What's the difference?

berk | yerk |

As nouns the difference between berk and yerk

is that berk is (british|slang|pejorative) a fool, prat, twit while yerk is (archaic) a sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.

As a verb yerk is

(archaic) to stab.

berk

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, slang, pejorative) A fool, prat, twit.
  • (British, slang) An idiot, in an affectionate sense.
  • (Cockney rhyming slang, vulgar) Cunt.

    • Usage notes

    It is not perceived to be excessively rude, perhaps because, whilst it is known for being a slang word, its origin in rhyming slang is not well known.

    See also

    * Belvoir (pronounced Beaver)

    References

    * Chambers Dictionary : Entry for berk * Cassell's Dictionary of Slang . Jonathon Green. Pub. Cassel & Co. ISBN 0-304-35167-9

    Anagrams

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    yerk

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) to stab.
  • *circa 1603, :
    • I lack iniquity / Sometimes to do me service: nine or ten times / I had thought to have yerk’d him here, under the ribs.
  • To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk.
  • * Drayton
    • They flirt, they yerk , they backward fling.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Their wounded steeds / Yerk out their armed heels at their dead masters.
  • (obsolete, Scotland) To strike or lash with a whip.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.