Jerk and Whim

Jerk

Jerk noun - A person whose behavior is offensive to others.

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Whim and jerk are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Whim" instead a noun "Jerk".

Whim noun - A sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action.

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Jerk and whim are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Jerk" instead a noun "Whim".

Nearby Words: whimsical, whimsy, whimper

complete	complete jerk	complete whim
stupid	stupid jerk	stupid whim
selfish	selfish jerk	selfish whim
evil	evil jerk	evil whim
Other adjectives: little, cruel, sadistic.

Jobs is just a jerk who steals his subordinate's ideas, but Gates will have people abducted and forced to dance at his whim.

Source: Theatre / N.E.R.D.S.
Just as the Alpha Bitch has a Girl Posse, the Jerk Jock has the Cool Crowd, a crowd of hangers-on who bow to his every whim and help him victimize whomever he decides to pick on.

Source: Jerk Jock
Blue is also already a Jerk Ass, so his greatest ambition involving invisibility is to take uninterruptable naps on a whim.

Source: Invisible Jerkass

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