wazzock

British  

/ ˈwæzək /

noun

1. dialect a foolish or annoying person

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Etymology

Origin of wazzock

C20: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

During that session, Trump was variously branded a racist demagogue, a buffoon and a “wazzock” by MPs, although the vast majority did not support the idea of excluding him from the UK.

From The Guardian

MPs described him as a “fool”, a “buffoon” and a “wazzock” in the lengthy parliamentary debate in January last year.

From The Guardian

“Demagogue,” “buffoon” and “wazzock” — a semi-obscure Britishism meaning, roughly, “twit” — were among the insults that echoed off the drafty stone walls in the mother of all parliaments.

From Washington Post

Atkins, a 39-year-old barrister, may have revived wazzock because it was a popular insult in the laddish 1990s, or due to professional caution.

From The Guardian

As Alex Games writes in Balderdash & Piffle: “No one is going to take someone to court for calling them a ‘wazzock’: it’s not a high-octane term of abuse.”

From The Guardian