herky-jerky

[hur-kee-jur-kee] /ˈhɜr kiˈdʒɜr ki/
adjective
1.
progressing in a fitfully jerky or irregular manner:
a herky-jerky home movie shown on an old projector.
Origin
1955-60; rhyming compound based on jerk1, -y1
Slang definitions & phrases for herky-jerky

herky-jerky

adjective

Jerky; spasmodic; not smooth: bellow and quiver with those herky-jerky spasms/ herky-jerky instability of Shepard's plays/ producing a herky-jerky style of governing (mid-1950s+)