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twerp

/twɜːp/
noun
  1. A fool, a twit.

    "Now you've broken it, you twerp!"

  2. A small or puny person; one regarded as insignificant, contemptible.

    "Get out of my way, you little twerp!"

  3. A person who can be bullied playfully, or easily teased. Sometimes used as a pet-name (often for a younger sibling).

Synonymsgit, twit, twerk

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