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
Aegon, now played by Tom Glynn-Carney, has graduated from silly twerp to vile lout.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
In the same way, Moore had no idea the public school twerp who captained his side was struggling.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2020
“My record shows that I’m a star! So how could I have met defeat From such a twerp as Mayor Pete?”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2020
“You gotta be kiddin’! This little twerp is the one who messed up your face?”
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
"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
Unfortunately lots of young twerps in the audience are giving it a go, at a show that's more like a Doctor Who fan convention than a normal Prom.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 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
