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knee-jerk 

A spontaneous, thoughless, predictable and stereotypical reaction to something, usually an opinion or a statement.
An entire culture of American neo-conservatives has seemed to build itself on a type of knee-jerk reaction to any kind of criticism of the Bush Administration or the loyal element of the Republican Party, even from fellow conservatives -- the kind of pseudo-patriotism discouraged by Theodore Roosevelt.
knee-jerk by LudwigVan November 10, 2003
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knee-jerk 

Allergies are the immune system's knee-jerk defensive responses to unknown substances.
knee-jerk by Light joker January 17, 2007

knee jerk 

An orthopaedic surgeon who happens to also be an idiot, despite both the excellent training and higher than average IQ.
I'm glad that the Knee Guru replaced my knee, but he is a total knee jerk when it comes to bed-side manner.
knee jerk by Quills13 January 23, 2011

knee jerk 

"she was kinda short but I loved her knee jerk action!"

Knee Jerk 

Verb: the act of using the inside of the knee to stimulate a mans penis in order for him to ejaculate.
Dude, she wrapped her leg around my dick and gave me the best knee jerk.
Knee Jerk by Imsorad February 6, 2021

knee jerk Bush hatred

being rational and placing responsibility where it belongs when failures have occured.
LN3: "between Iraq, the inability to catch Osama Bin Laden, the current economic meltdown, our foreign relations with what were previously friendly nations accross the globe I'd say that George Bush was a horrible leader and president."

AudiDefector: "that's nothing but knee jerk Bush hatred based on no facts, why do you hate freedom ?"
knee jerk Bush hatred by LN3 March 10, 2009

Knee jerk liberal 

a person of strong liberal convictions who reacts predictably and emotionally to certain events.
Did you see how he reacted?He must be a knee jerk liberal.