verb Street Slang

jerkin'

· verb · la

LA's late-2000s street dance and rap scene — skinny jeans, snapbacks, the reject.

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The LA dance craze and rap subgenre that took over Southern California from roughly 2008–2011. Born out of the Inland Empire and South LA, defined by skinny jeans, bright snapbacks, and signature moves like the reject and the dougie. New Boyz' 'You're a Jerk' and Audio Push's 'Teach Me How To Jerk' were the anthems.

“Whole party stopped to watch them jerkin' in the middle of the floor.”
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jerkin' In A Sentence

Whole party stopped to watch them jerkin' in the middle of the floor.

Origin & Usage

Originated in the Inland Empire / South Los Angeles around 2008; broken nationally by New Boyz and Audio Push in 2009.

Variants jerkingjerk

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