jerkin' the gherkin

jerkin' the gherkin
n
male masturbation. A rhyming witticism from around 1960, it replaced other rarer phrases employing the word jerk which had been in use since the mid-19th century, such as 'jerk the turkey', 'jerk the jelly', etc.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • tickle the pickle — vb (of a male) to masturbate. A humorous coinage in imitation of the more wide spread jerkin the gherkin, mainly heard in Britain and Australia …   Contemporary slang

  • -kin — suffix forming diminutive nouns (catkin; manikin). Etymology: from or after MDu. kijn, ken, OHG chin * * * suffix forming diminutive nouns such as bumpkin, catkin Origin: from Middle Dutch kijn, ken, Middle Low German kīn …   Useful english dictionary

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