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Meaning of perv | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/pɜːv/

Definitions

  1. Acronym of porcine endogenous retrovirus.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  2. A pervert.
    slang
  3. An ogle; an act of leering or voyeurism.
    Australia, UK, slang

Equivalents

Deutsch Perversling
Suomi pervo
Svenska pervo snuskhummer

Examples

“After the next ball had been bowled the blokes' heads would turn around unobtrusively to have a perv at a bird in a mini-skirt...”
“It transpires that whilst Trev and Boz (me) slowed down to 'take a perv' at the blonde, she too used to keep an eye out for me.”
“She had a bit of a perv over my body when I was working out…”
“Was she bursting in for a quick perv? Was she genuinely concerned that I might have soiled the bathwater by not first washing? Was she worried I might have drowned in the bath?”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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