twp
See also: Twp.
English
Etymology 1
Abbreviation.
Noun
twp (plural twps)
- Abbreviation of township.
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
twp
- (Wales) A fool.
- 1946, Marguerite Florence Hélène Jervais Evans, Oliver Sandys, Caradoc Evans
- This is what he said: "Christ is not a twp. He does not want money. He wants no more than your heart and He has got mine."
- 1968, Glyn Jones, The dragon has two tongues: essays on Anglo-Welsh writers and writing:
- He said if there was a twp more twp than me he would rather be Son Prodigal.
- 1946, Marguerite Florence Hélène Jervais Evans, Oliver Sandys, Caradoc Evans
Adjective
twp (comparative more twp, superlative most twp)
- (Wales) Foolish.
- 1968, Glyn Jones, The dragon has two tongues: essays on Anglo-Welsh writers and writing:
- He said if there was a twp more twp than me he would rather be Son Prodigal.
- 2005, Jonathan Bignell, Stephen Lacey, Popular television drama: critical perspectives
- As I wrote at the time, Terry is the epitome of a 'twp Taffy' and many would argue that this is the only kind of Welsh representation regularly available […]
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Pronunciation
Adjective
twp (feminine singular twp, plural twp, equative twped, comparative twpach, superlative twpaf)
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