Jerk or the Jerk may refer to:

Titled works:

• Jerk (album), by hHead
• Jerk (play)
• The Jerk (1979), film
• "The Jerk" (House episode) on television

Other:

• Jerk (band)
• The Jerk (dance)
• Jerk (physics), aspect of variable motion

• Jerk, phase of weightlifting clean and jerk exercise
• Soda jerk
• Hypnic jerk, a kind of muscle twitch; see also Myoclonic Twitch
• Jerk, food prepared with Jamaican jerk spice
• Jerkin', dance