twat
pronunciation
How to pronounce twat in British English:
UK [twæt]
How to pronounce twat in American English:
US [twɑt]
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- Noun:
- a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
- obscene terms for female genitals
Word Origin
- twat
- twat: see twit
- twat (n.)
- female pudendum, 1650s, of unknown origin. A general term of abuse since 1920s. The T-word occupies a special niche in literary history, however, thanks to a horrible mistake by Robert Browning, who included it in 'Pippa Passes' (1841) without knowing its true meaning. 'The owls and bats,/Cowls and twats,/Monks and nuns,/In a cloister's moods.' Poor Robert! He had been misled into thinking the word meant 'hat' by its appearance in 'Vanity of Vanities,' a poem of 1660, containing the treacherous lines: 'They'd talk't of his having a Cardinalls Hat,/They'd send him as soon an Old Nuns Twat.' (There is a lesson here about not using words unless one is very sure of their meaning.) [Hugh Rawson, "Wicked Words," 1989]
Example
- 1. I apologise for being a twat - unreservedly .
- 2. You got a nice wet twat between your legs ?
- 3. I 'm ageless and he 's a twat !
- 4. You twat , can 't you see these people have got no money ?
- 5. What are you thinking about , you german twat ?