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twerp
/twɜːp/
noun
A fool, a twit.
"Now you've broken it, you twerp!"
A small or puny person; one regarded as insignificant, contemptible.
"Get out of my way, you little twerp!"
A person who can be bullied playfully, or easily teased. Sometimes used as a pet-name (often for a younger sibling).
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