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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Slang A person regarded as insignificant and contemptible.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A fool, a twit.
  2. n. A small or puny person; one regarded as insignificant, contemptible.
  3. n. A person who can be bullied playfully, or easily teased. Sometimes used as a pet-name (often for a younger sibling).

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. someone who is regarded as contemptible

Etymologies

  1. Origin unknown.

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‘twerp’ has been looked up 1295 times, loved by 1 person, added to 30 lists, commented on 2 times, and has a Scrabble score of 10.