Jerk
Jerk verb - To make a series of small irregular or violent movements.
Usage example: the car jerked with every shift of the gear
Thrill
Thrill verb - To cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Peach/Bowser fans in particular like to write off him as a Jerk Ass who doesn't like Peach, only the thrill of the chase that comes with saving her from Bowser.
Source: Die For Our Ship / Video Games - A scrappy team of twister-hunters with an Obsessed Jerk Ass Leader, a slab of New Meat, a Hot Single Mom Scientist, a Black Guy and a Cool Car are thrown together with a strict workaholic widower trying to raise two teenaged boys, and a couple of idiotic thrill-seeking yokels.
Source: Cliché Storm
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