twerp
Example Sentences
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On the other hand, Boy Kavalier is such an evil twerp that you want him to stay around long enough to earn the outcome he deserves, whatever that ends up being.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025
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
And can it ever be made clear to an artificial intelligence that everything Mr Collins says reveals him to be a pompous twerp?
From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2017
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
