twat

[ twaht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Slang: Vulgar.

vulva.
Disparaging and Offensive.
1. Chiefly British. a stupid, unpleasant, or obnoxious person.
2. a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman.

twat

/ twæt; twɒt /

noun

the female genitals
a girl or woman considered sexually
a foolish or despicable person

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Word History and Origins

Origin of twat¹

First recorded in 1650–60; perhaps originally a dialectal variant of thwat, thwot (unattested), presumed Modern English outcome of Old English thwāt, (unattested), akin to Old Norse thveit “cut, slit, forest clearing” (from northern English dialect thwaite “forest clearing”)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of twat¹

of unknown origin

'twas twattle

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