Jerky
Jerky adjective - Marked by a series of sharp quick motions.
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- For example, you spot one on top of a short cliff and shoot it — and instead of flying straight at you, it took a very jerky path off to the side and down along the route you'd have had to walk if you were earthbound.
Source: Acrophobic Bird - Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi uses this trope in the short "Bad Manager" in which the girls have their jerky manager Kaz loses a bet and wind up with a new manager who treats them quite well and provides them with all manner of luxury.
Source: We Want Our Jerk Back -
The Tex Avery short Jerky Turkey has the pilgrim getting a turkey from the "Black Market", which is a deli market that is painted black and hidden behind a curtain painted to resemble the scenery.
Source: Black Market
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