perv

American  

[purv] / pɜrv /

noun

Slang.

1. a sexual pervert.

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perv British  

/ pɜːv /

noun

1. a pervert

2. an erotic glance or look

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verb

1. to give a person an erotic look

Etymology

Origin of perv

First recorded in 1940–45; shortened form

Example Sentences

You may want to pick up Jesse Bering’s book Perv, which examines the disgust response thoroughly.

From Slate

Pervis Staples went on to manage the girl group the Emotions and operated a popular nightclub, Perv’s House.

From Washington Post

After she accepted his apology, he went on to say: "You shouldn't stick it on me like that, I'm not some perv."

From BBC

Bex quickly dismisses their kiss as “a little bit of confusion,” and Marin herself wonders what a proportionate response might be, considering he wasn’t a “creepy perv” who “forced himself on me in a dark, deserted alley.”

From New York Times

While some of us make too much effort on Valentine’s Day, others haven’t even mastered the first rule of dating: don’t perv on someone who is not your partner.

From The Guardian