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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'knee-jerk' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions knee-jerk noun  A sudden reflexive movement of the leg below the knee, as a reaction to a tap to the tendon just below the patella (kneecap). adjective (pos=knee-jerk) Automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable a response Etymology: First attested w:1876, 1876, obviously derived from a figurative sense of the patellar reflex.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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