twirp

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interjection

An imitation of the sound of a bird or a horn.

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Meanings

twirp1

interjection
  1. An imitation of the sound of a bird or a horn.

    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.

    1996 August, Garrett Barbuto, Boys' Life, page 54
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    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.

    1898, Metropolitan: Volume 7, page 520

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nountwirp (plural twirps)

plural twirps

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of twerp.

    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.

    1924, Munsey's Magazine: Volume 81, page 561

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who is regarded as contemptible

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verbmake a weak, chirping sound

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Origin

twirp · interjection

Onomatopoeia, like chirp.

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twirp · noun

Unknown, possibly derived from the onomatopoeia. See twerp.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with twirp

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Cite this entry
APA

twirp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twirp

MLA

“twirp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twirp. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twirp,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twirp.

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