twerp
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He still doesn’t understand that his polygraph flex makes him more twerp than Top Gun among those he is supposed to be leading.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Kind of a little twerp, now and again.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2022
Aegon, now played by Tom Glynn-Carney, has graduated from silly twerp to vile lout.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
There was Jody, the redheaded twerp on the ’60s sitcom Family Affair.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2016
And news she had: “Jordan Rylance”—the lucky twerp across town who goes to the Performing Arts School—“announced a very special trip he’s taking to New York City, Nate,” Libby said, grinning like a Lotto winner.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
"You have first- and second-term twerps that think they know the solution to everything," said former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., who retired in 2007.
From Time ● Jul. 19, 2017
Collecting the prize for best new musical, Minchin praised "the little twerps" in the cast.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2013
Songwriter Tim Minchin pays tribute to "the little twerps" as he collects the gong for best new musical.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2012
I respect that tattoos aren't for everyone, but frankly, I'd sooner have view-obstructing top hats and braying twerps banished from The Season.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2012
“What’s wrong with you twerps today? Stop messing with the napkins!”
From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon
