twerp
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noun Slang.
an insignificant or despicable fellow: Her father thinks her boyfriend is just a twerp.
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twerp or twirp (twɜːp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| informal a silly, weak-minded, or contemptible person | |
| [C20: of unknown origin] | |
| twirp or twirp | |
| —n | |
| [C20: of unknown origin] | |
| 'twerpy or twirp | |
| —adj | |
| 'twirpy or twirp | |
| —adj | |
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Twerp
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
twerp
of unknown origin; the "Dictionary of American Slang" gives a first reference of 1874 (but without citation), which, if correct, would rule out the usual theory that it is from the proper name of T.W. Earp, a student at Oxford c.1911, who kindled wrath "in the hearts of the rugger-playing stalwarts at
Oxford, when he was president of the Union, by being the last, most charming, and wittiest of the 'decadents.' "
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
twirp definition[tʍɚp]and twerp
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Hopefully, the little twerp will be on the receiving end of some cosmic retribution.
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