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(twʉrp)

noun

Slang a person regarded as insignificant, contemptible, presumptuous, ridiculous, etc.

Origin: ult. < ? or akin to Dan tver, perverse: for IE base see thwart

See twerp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also twirp

noun
Slang

A person regarded as insignificant and contemptible.

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