twerp

Example Sentences

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On the other hand, Boy Kavalier is such an evil twerp that you want him to stay around long enough to earn the outcome he deserves, whatever that ends up being.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

Aegon, now played by Tom Glynn-Carney, has graduated from silly twerp to vile lout.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2022

“My record shows that I’m a star! So how could I have met defeat From such a twerp as Mayor Pete?”

From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2020

I don’t remember what answer I gave, but I have a strong memory of sitting in an auditorium in Albany, New York, with my mom and watching some other twerp win the prize.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2015

I think the little twerp is just trying to get my sympathy.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin