noun

twerp

TWURP/twɜːrp/

A person regarded as foolish or annoying.

The annoying twerp blows a party blower into the reader's face.

An irritating prankster blows a party blower directly into a reader’s face, grinning while he pulls back with an unmistakably annoyed expression.

Etymology

Twerp is recorded as college slang, but its origin is unknown. A commonly repeated theory connects this insult with the name T. W. Earp; that remains a proposed explanation rather than a secure derivation.

In context

Old Time Radio Researchers1:34

you feel Mighty helpless especially when some cheerful young twerp up on the bridge is treating you to a play-by-play description of the attack

Words at War - Dynamite Cargo

More examples

Don't be a twerp—give your sister her hat back.
I felt like a twerp when I forgot my own address.
Those twerps keep ringing our doorbell and running away.

Forms

twerp · twerps

Similar words

fool: Emphasizes poor judgment rather than merely annoying behavior.
jerk: Emphasizes rude or inconsiderate behavior rather than foolishness.