Meaning & use
twirp
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A silly, insignificant, or mildly contemptible person.
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Stop acting like such a twirp and just apologize already.
He dismissed the intern as a harmless twirp who meant no real trouble.
A note on using this word
An informal variant spelling of 'twerp'; a mild put-down rather than a serious insult.
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