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twerp

also twirp (twûrp)

n. Slang

A person regarded as insignificant and contemptible.

[Origin unknown.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

twerp

(twɜːp) or

twirp

informal a silly, weak-minded, or contemptible person

[C20: of unknown origin]

ˈtwerpy, ˈtwirpy adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

twerp

or twirp

(twɜrp)

n.

Slang. an insignificant or despicable person.

[1920–25; orig. uncertain]

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Noun

twerp - someone who is regarded as contemptible

twirp, twit

simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense

twerp

also twirp
noun

Slang. An insignificant but arrogant and obnoxious young person:

pup, puppy.

Informal: squirt.

Translations

أَحْمَق

pitomec

fæ

typerys

budala

ばか

바보

dumskalle

คนโง่

avanak

kẻ ngu ngốc

笨蛋

twerp

[twɜːp] N → idiota mf, bruto/a m/f
you twerp! → ¡imbécil!

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

twerp

[ˈtwɜː^rp] n → crétin(e) m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

twerp

n (inf) → Einfaltspinsel m (inf), → Hohlkopf m (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

twerp

[twɜːp] n (fam) → idiota m/f

twerp

→ أَحْمَق pitomec fæ Trottel σαχλαμάρας imbécil typerys idiot budala cretino ばか 바보 dwaas tosk cymbał idiota упрек dumskalle คนโง่ avanak kẻ ngu ngốc 笨蛋

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