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Definition of 'twirp'English
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeia, like chirp .
Interjection
( en-interj)
An imitation of the sound of a bird or a horn.
* 1898 , Metropolitan: Volume 7 , page 520:
- The hounds are impatient. "Twirp', '''twirp''', ' twirp !" goes the horn, and "Crack, crack, crack!" responds the whip. It is a chorus that stirs the blood of the veteran as well as that of the uninitiated fox-hunter.
* 1996 , Garrett Barbuto, Boy's Life , August, page 54:
- The first guy climbed up a tree and the farmer yelled, "Who is in my tree?" "Twirp', ' twirp ," replied the first guy. "Meow," replied the second guy.
Etymology 2
, possibly derived from the onomatopoeia. See twerp .
Noun
( en-noun)
* 1924 , Munsey's Magazine: Volume 81 , page 561:
- Don't be such a twirp . I'll be back in twenty minutes. Watch the clock! Time me! I'm going to take the bus.
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