Simply put it is the action of waking someone who is asleep in a moving vehicle. It could be a car, a train or even an aeroplane - it doesn’t matter! The deeper the sleep, the more effective the 'Jenksing'! See below for a more detailed dictionary definition.

jenks ( jënks)
v. jenks'd, jenks·ing, jenks'
v.tr.
To strike with sudden fear whilst asleep in a moving vehicle; alarm: to jenks someone.
v.intr.
To become frightened: a deep sleeping person normally jenks' easily.
n.
1. A condition or sensation of sudden fear on waking.
2. A general and instant state of alarm; a panic: that left him well and truly jenks'd!
adj.
Intention to frighten people: lets jenks him!
v. jenks·ing
The practice of waking someone in a moving vehicle.
v. jenks'd
The past form of jenks: you've been jenks'd!

A passenger in a car quietly asleep on the back seat is woken abruptly by the other passengers by screaming and slamming on the brakes to induce an abrupt wake up call to the unsuspecting victim. Hopefully the victim will give a hilarious reaction to this apparent impending crash which should be filmed and distributed to the world. This is the art of Jenksing somebody.

Jenksing by Garymugg September 9, 2012

Related Words

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Jensin

Man-beater

demasi got his ass whooped by anaya. she is a real jensin.

Jensin by xyz kings July 28, 2012

jenkin drop'n'pop

masturbating while taking a dump, or at least in the same sitting. The term was derived during a conversation held among friends, on what the proper term for a solo blumpkin would be. One said "a Jenkin?" and another said "a drop and pop!" and a third suggested combining the two. Following this came the idea of a ROCK BOTTOM - pick a hand

Thank you very much. See you in twenty minutes, I'll be taking a Jenkin Drop'n'pop

jenkin drop'n'pop by James Delaware November 11, 2010

Jenkin

Somebody who spends his whole life going after one specific girl.

Hey! Haven't you been going after that girl for 3 years?

Yeah, I'm doing a Jenkin.

Jenkin by Steve Cubson February 26, 2015

jenkin off

a nickname for your friend if his last name is jenkins

what’s up jenkin off

jenkin off by fronite best game April 20, 2020

jenkin breath

when you have a case of horrendously bad breath, deadly enough to kill 3 cows.

"Eugh... You can tell this guy doesn't brush very often..."
"Yeah, he's got a mad case of jenkin breath!"

jenkin breath by Otis Cow September 1, 2023

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

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city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

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Is that cake?

Another way to say is this fake? Like the show real or cake

“Slayyyter just announced another album last night”
“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real”

Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026

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just fokin missing her

native american reservation origin... to miss an ex so badly that everyone can see it.. can be used for either sex eg. just fokin missing her/him

friend : *noticably sad*
me : look at you all sad & shit
friend : shut up!
me : just fokin missing her huh?

just fokin missing her by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

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endwarfins

The rush of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides triggered specifically by watching the Seven Dwarfs march home singing "Heigh-Ho" — that particular high of pickaxes, whistling while you work, and communal domestic bliss in a cottage built for men half your height.

I only meant to watch the Heigh-Ho scene for the endwarfins, and then it was two hours later and I'd watched the whole movie.

Endwarfins aren't just a Snow White thing — I get the same hit off the Lollipop Guild in Oz.

endwarfins by Howard Ogden September 13, 2026

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caillou

A slang term used to describe a bald person, typically someone who is completely bald or has a closely shaved head. The term is derived from the infamous, hairless kids’ cartoon character of the same name.

Example 1:
“Did you see that caillou over there? His head is reflecting the sun like a disco ball.”
Example 2:
“I think Dave is finally accepting his hair loss. He just went full caillou and shaved the whole thing off.”

caillou by WMH01 September 12, 2026

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