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- adjective Characteristic of a
twerp
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Examples
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I'm not sure about that, I think a lot of petty crime is just that, petty and twerpish.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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The twerpish vehicle constantly screeches silly commentary in a high-pitch voice, always repeating itself, and even flashing big Atari 2600 blocky-text on the display panel in between the Handlebars.
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They have the same studied scruffiness, the same social maladroitness that contrasts so charmingly with the decor of the four-star restaurants where they're being interviewed for glossy magazines, the same twerpish approach to old-world marketing.
latimes.com - News 2011
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If David Cameron wants to govern, he should stop being afraid of ideas They call it Gordon Brown's 'tragedy', but it's been a catastrophe for us An object lesson in why the Tories are doing so badly was given by Grant Shapps, their twerpish housing spokesman, when he sought to attack John Healey (whom he shadows) on Thursday.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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If David Cameron wants to govern, he should stop being afraid of ideas They call it Gordon Brown's 'tragedy', but it's been a catastrophe for us An object lesson in why the Tories are doing so badly was given by Grant Shapps, their twerpish housing spokesman, when he sought to attack John Healey (whom he shadows) on Thursday.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Ha ha, and have a fantastic 2010, you twerpish failures!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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If David Cameron wants to govern, he should stop being afraid of ideas They call it Gordon Brown's 'tragedy', but it's been a catastrophe for us An object lesson in why the Tories are doing so badly was given by Grant Shapps, their twerpish housing spokesman, when he sought to attack John Healey (whom he shadows) on Thursday.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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If David Cameron wants to govern, he should stop being afraid of ideas They call it Gordon Brown's 'tragedy', but it's been a catastrophe for us An object lesson in why the Tories are doing so badly was given by Grant Shapps, their twerpish housing spokesman, when he sought to attack John Healey (whom he shadows) on Thursday.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Bill Nighy is a practiced and expected scene-stealer, but it's a special kick to watch Michael Sheen, so down-to-earth and effectively twerpish in
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Bill Nighy is a practiced and expected scene-stealer, but it's a special kick to watch Michael Sheen, so down-to-earth and effectively twerpish in
yarb commented on the word twerpish
Glossy black slices of smooth slab are all laid facing towards due
East - in the twerpish conceit sunrise might pleasure them now!
Glittery gilt lists the name and the dates and the bullshit about them
- 'Fell Asleep', 'Gone to Rest' (tcha!), 'Resting in Jesus' Arms' (pah!).
'Gone Where We'll All Join Again on the Happy Shore Everafter'
(spew, vomit, puke, throw-up, retch), 'Went Without Saying Goodbye'.
- Peter Reading, Ukulele Music, 1985
May 30, 2009
yarb commented on the word twerpish
Theists are butchers, and twerpish their god-loves...
- Peter Reading, Going On, 1985
June 19, 2009