twat
twat Lexical Profile
twat Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A contemptible, obnoxious, or foolish person (vulgar slang).
"He acted like a complete twat during the meeting by interrupting everyone."
The human vulva or vagina (vulgar slang).
"The seventeenth-century satirical poem used the word twat as a crude anatomical reference."
• verb
British To hit, strike, or smack someone or something hard (vulgar slang).
"He accidentally twatted his thumb with the hammer while fixing the fence."
Word Nuance & Usage
This is a vulgar slang term that is considered offensive in polite or formal discourse. In British English, it is pronounced to rhyme with 'cat' and is very commonly used as a general derogatory insult for an obnoxious person, whereas in American English it is pronounced to rhyme with 'wat' and is used more frequently in its anatomical sense.
• Rhymes for twat
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the mid-17th century in the anatomical sense, though its ultimate origin remains uncertain. In 1841, poet Robert Browning famously misused the word in 'Pippa Passes' under the mistaken impression that it referred to a piece of a nun's headgear, having encountered it in a 1660 satirical rhyme.