Word
twat
US/ˈtwɑt/
UK/twˈæt/
Definition
n. a very rude word for a person you think is stupid or annoying. It is also a vulgar word for a woman's genitals.
n. a highly offensive term for a person perceived as contemptible or foolish; also used as a vulgar anatomical reference to the vulva. Common in British English as a pejorative.
Examples
“He was acting like a total twat at the party.”
“I felt like a complete twat when I realized I had been wearing my shirt inside out all day.”
“The comedian's set was cut short after he directed a series of vulgarities, including calling a heckler a twat, toward the front row of the audience.”
Examples
simple
“He was acting like a total twat at the party.”
contextual
“I felt like a complete twat when I realized I had been wearing my shirt inside out all day.”
complex
“The comedian's set was cut short after he directed a series of vulgarities, including calling a heckler a twat, toward the front row of the audience.”
Usage
Primarily British English; extremely offensive in most social contexts.
Etymology
Unknown origin. Possibly cognate with Old Norse þveit (“cut, slit, forest clearing”), and if so a doublet of thwaite. May however simply be onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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