kiskaisu — meaning in English

English meaning

• jerk verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
• yank verb To pull something suddenly and forcefully.

Senses

kiskaisu is used for these senses in English:

• jerk (originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
• yank A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).

jerk — full definition

1. verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
2. verb To pull or tug something quickly and sharply.
3. noun An unpleasant or inconsiderate person.
4. noun A Jamaican style of seasoning and slow-cooking meat over spiced coals, or the meat prepared this way.

yank — full definition

1. verb To pull something suddenly and forcefully.
2. noun Informal (often outside the US), a term for an American, especially one from the northern states.

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