twirp

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)p

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeia, like chirp.

Interjection

twirp

1. An imitation of the sound of a bird or a horn.
   • 1898, Metropolitan: Volume 7, page 520:

     The hounds are impatient. "Twirp, twirp, twirp!" goes the horn, and "Crack, crack, crack!" responds the whip. It is a chorus that stirs the blood of the veteran as well as that of the uninitiated fox-hunter.

   • 1996 August, Garrett Barbuto, Boys' Life, page 54:

     The first guy climbed up a tree and the farmer yelled, "Who is in my tree?" "Twirp, twirp," replied the first guy. […] "Meow," replied the second guy.

Etymology 2

Unknown, possibly derived from the onomatopoeia. See twerp.

Noun

twirp (plural twirps)

1. Alternative spelling of twerp
   • 1924, Munsey's Magazine: Volume 81, page 561:

     Don't be such a twirp. I'll be back in twenty minutes. Watch the clock! Time me! I'm going to take the bus.