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Meaning of Twerp | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
twɝp

Definitions

  1. A fool, a twit.
  2. A small or puny person; one regarded as insignificant, contemptible.
  3. A person who can be bullied playfully, or easily teased. Sometimes used as a pet-name (often for a younger sibling).

Equivalents

العربية الغبيّ
Български глупак
Bosanski глупак
Čeština blbec blbeček ňouma nýmand pitomec
Deutsch Eumel Lauch
Ελληνικά αγγούρι
Español pendejo
Hrvatski глупак
Nederlands ettertje
Српски глупак

Examples

“Now you've broken it, you twerp!”
“There's many an airman just finishin' his time. There's many a twerp signing on.”
“Get out of my way, you little twerp!”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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