Umbuthano oyindilinga, futhi kwesinye isikhathi ubhalwa ngokuthi i-circlejerk, kuwumkhuba wezocansi lapho iqembu lamadoda noma labafana lenza umbuthano bese lizishaya indlwabu . Ngomqondo wokufanisa, leli gama lisetshenziselwa ukubhekisa ekuziphatheni kokuzihalalisela noma engxoxweni phakathi kweqembu labantu, imvamisa kubhekiswa kumhlangano "oyisicefe noma wokuchitha isikhathi noma omunye umcimbi". Amajikijolo ejikelezo ajwayele ukufaka into yokuncintisana, lapho "owinile" eba umhlanganyeli okwazi ukukhipha umjovo kuqala, owokugcina, noma okude kakhulu ngokuya ngemithetho esungulwe ngaphambilini.Zingasebenza njengesingeniso ebudlelwaneni bezocansi nabanye abesilisa, noma njengezindawo zokuya ocansini eminyakeni noma esimweni lapho ukwenza ucansi njalo nomunye umuntu kungenzeki. Ngenkathi ama-jerks wombuthano enesici se- homoerotic, abanye abahlaziyi bahumusha imisebenzi yeqembu labafana abasebasha njengama-circle jerks njengomzamo wokusungula ubungqingili, ubukhosi besilisa ngaphakathi kweqembu.Kodwa-ke, isazi sezenhlalo saseMelika uBernard Lefkowitz uqinisekisa ukuthi empeleni okugqugquzela ukubamba iqhaza yisifiso sokuba abangane babone futhi bavume amandla abo ocansi, okusiza ekulweni nemizwa yentsha yokungazethembi ehlobene nokwenziwa kocansi.