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marked by a series of sharp quick motions
- filmed in a herky-jerky style that will give many moviegoers a headache
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“Herky-jerky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herky-jerky. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of herky-jerky was in 1890
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