twerp
noun
an insignificant or despicable fellow.
twerpy
-
a word derived from
twerp.
Example Sentences
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Big Adam comes from 2050, and he’s crash-landed in 2022, in his old backyard, where Young Adam, a twerpy tween who’s too smart by half, is trying to survive age 12.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
But ultimately, they are twerpy little creeps whose greatest skill is puffing themselves up to look bigger than they appear.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2012
That such behavior is twerpy should be obvious.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2011
The twerpy thing was you never really got to save anyone.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 24, 2011
The kid in the seat across from them, a twerpy senior who was actually named Junior, was watching.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
