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What Is 'Jerkmate' And 'Jerkmate Ranked?' The Competitive 'Gooning' Rank From TikTok Memes Explained
People are joking about having a competitive ranking on the adult webcam site Jerkmate. Why? Because "Jerkmate Ranked" sounds like something that only the truest of gooners would know about.
These memes have been popping up on TikTok and Instagram like crazy over the past few weeks. The buzz sparked curiosity about the awfully named Jerkmate website. Would anyone actually use a website like Jerkmate and, among them, who would have a "rank?"
What does having a "rank" even mean? Let's explain.
What Is 'Jerkmate?'
Jerkmate is an adult webcam site on which users can watch people playing with themselves. This happens in a digital "room" where other "jerkers" are tuning in. A live chat flows during the model's stream, similar to Twitch or TikTok LIVE. The site has been around since 2017.
Jerkmate became the subject of memes in the 2020s, mostly because of its blunt and unabashed name that infers "jerking" with a "mate."
What Does 'Jerkmate Ranked' Mean?
The word "ranked" comes from the video game term "ranked match," meaning a match between players of a similar global ranking. The higher the rank, the more competitive the match. This exists in games like Fortnite and Super Smash Brothers, among others.
Therefore, "Jerkmate Ranked" is a "ranked" version of Jerkmate, implying that the site's top masturbaters are competing with each other and then bragging about it to social media.
Of course, Jerkmate Ranked is not a real thing. The concept plays into the myriad of taboo masturbation slang used ironically in brainrot slang overload posts, including "gooning" and "edging."
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Where Did The 'Jerkmate Ranked' Meme Come From?
The earliest discovered utterance of "Jerkmate Ranked" is a tweet with one like from August 2024. It's likely not the origin, but it shows that since-deleted or undiscovered memes could have used the phrase that month.
The earliest known viral post about "Jerkmate Ranked" comes from a video shared on Instagram at the beginning of December. The video later spread to TikTok where Jerkmate Ranked memes became most popular.
For the full history of Jerkmate Ranked, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's entry for even more information.
