twazzock

n. a stupid or disagreeable person. Subjects: English, United Kingdom, Derogatory, Slang

Etymological Note: Perhaps from “twat” + “wazzock,” both also meaning “a stupid or disagreeable person.” “Wazzock” is recorded slightly earlier than “twazzock.”

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Citations: 1991 Andrew Moncur Guardian (United Kingdom) (Mar. 22) “Diary”: Raise your right hand, please, if you think the most probable response is: “Gladly. Please find enclosed my cheque…” Thank you. Now, raise your left hand if you feel it’s more likely to be: “Right twazzock….” 1994 Francis Wheen Guardian (United Kingdom) (May 25) “The Typically British Way Of Bastardy” p. 7: All he can do is invite us to examine our responses to two statements: “Your son-in-law needs a loan,” versus “Your daughter’s boyfriend neads a loan.” According to Murray, “that’s the difference marriage makes.” What a twazzock. No wonder even Mrs Thatcher gave Murray short shrift when he first surfaced over here five years ago. 2004 Express (United Kingdom) (Jan. 27) “Hickey” p. 7: If that geet fat twazock Prescott comes heah with even mowa bureaucrats, ah’ll soon tell the **** where ter gan! 2004 N.M. Browne Basilisk (May 7) p. 162: Here he was acting like a right twazzock, too uncertain to take risks. 2006 [Pauk] Foo Fighters Postboard (Nov. 27) “100% Foo Free”: The people who kick up a fuss and blame the airport for making them late or forgetting their passport or for generally being a twazzock have to remortgage their house to buy a ticket on the next flight. 2007 Daily Mail (United Kingdom) (July 9) “Jacqui Smith could never be mistaken for Brian Sewell”: Speaker Martin (the libel lawyers’ friend) allowed him leeway but if Mr Prescott is not more succinct next time he may find himself being called to order. Or, as they say in the Prescott household, “shaddup yer great twazzock.”

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