Meaning
1 senses(Commonwealth, slang, vulgar)To hit, slap.
Examples
10 sentencesTom is a twat.
Том придурок. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom is such a twat.
Том такий мудак. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom is a gutless, spineless, gormless, underachieving twat.
Том безвольний, безхребетний, безініціативний і некомпетентний мудак. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
You're a self-inflated arrogant twat.
I've had it up to here with these twats.
Origin
Unknown origin. Possibly cognate with Old Norse þveit (“cut, slit, forest clearing”), andUnknown origin. Possibly cognate with Old Norse þveit (“cut, slit, forest clearing”), and if so a doublet of thwaite. May however simply be onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic.
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Forms
twats, twatting, twatted, twattedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle