Usually means: Waste time, deceive, or tease.
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  1. jerk around: Merriam-Webster
  2. jerk around: Wiktionary
  3. jerk around: Dictionary.com
  4. jerk around: TheFreeDictionary.com
  5. jerk around: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Definitions from Wiktionary (jerk around)

verb:  (informal, transitive) To cheat or treat unfairly.
verb:  (informal, intransitive) To act foolishly.

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