twirp

twirp

[twurp]
noun
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twerp or twirp (twɜːp) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
twirp (twɜːp) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a variant spelling of twerp

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twirp definition

[tʍɚp]
and twerp
  1. n.
    an annoying runt of a person. (Also a term of address.) : Some little twerp threatened to kick me in the shin.
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