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twenty-one
twenty questions
twenty-six counties
twenty-twenty
twenty-two
twenty-two meters line
twentysomething
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twerp
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twerp
twerp [ twurp ] (plural twerps) or twirp [ twurp ] (plural twirps)


noun 
Definition:
 
an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's seriousness or importance ( slang )

[Late 19th century. Origin ?]
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