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- noun slang, pejorative  An 
obnoxious orunlikeable person; ajerk . 
Etymologies
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Examples
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I like to think that Sempronius had his coffee and a jerkass wakeup call from the gods.
Trebbia, or My Lose Record as Hannibal Returns | Spontaneous ∂erivation 2010
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Kennedy had fouled up the Bay of Pigs fiasco, a dumb-fool jerkass plan to recapture Cuba with a tubful of idiot Cuban dandies who wanted their precious Batista, in exile in--where else?
More on War The Daily Growler 2006
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Not me, I now own a nicer respirator than you jerkass.
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Kobato is stupid than naive and Fujimoto is a jerkass more than ever.
Anime Nano! 2010
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She's aided and abetted by a great supporting cast, including her camera and cosplay obsessed best friend Tomoyo (who's the subject of a few self aware stalker jokes as the series goes on), rival and jerkass tsundere with a heart of gold Syoaran Li (done much better than the clichéd role suggests), overprotective big brother Toya and hopeless crush Yukito.
Japanator Japanator Staff 2010
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This is probably the only situation that being a pettanko is a good thing, disguising as a male to get back at the jerkass Igarashi.
Anime Nano! 2010
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If the Yankees go 85-77 in 2010, will it be because suddenly Mark Teixeira is a jerkass who hits team killing home runs?
Comments for FanGraphs Baseball Helen Datamphay 2010
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Matt finds out, of course, and after first giving Betty the "I thought I could trust you" look, eventually realizes he's been sort of a jerkass about this whole thing
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Way to help the cause, jerkass ... and way to lather him up, people.
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The first jerkass called her "laura" and he did it again later on.
G4TV - The Feed 2009
 
bilby commented on the word jerkass
Eggcorn for jackass or a deliberate upgrading thereof?
August 30, 2021