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twattery

/ˈtwæt.əɹi/

twattery noun: obnoxious or antisocial behaviour.

Noun

twattery (uncountable)

  1. (Ireland, UK, slang) obnoxious or antisocial behaviour
    • their ‘I’m a pirate!’ shtick was once mildly amusing[…]but 15 years of cheeseball folk/power metal[…]and general yo-ho-ho-ing twattery have flogged any vestiges of entertainment out of it.2022 June 24, Dave Everley, “Alestorm's Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum: "all the joyless enthusiasm of a dog licking its balls"”, in Metal Hammer

Origin of twattery

From twat + -ery.

Words that rhyme with twattery

Questions about twattery

What does twattery mean?
Twattery means obnoxious or antisocial behaviour.
What part of speech is twattery?
Twattery is a noun.
How do you pronounce twattery?
Twattery is pronounced /ˈtwæt.əɹi/.

Words near twattery in the dictionary

  1. Twatt
  2. twatted
  3. twatted about
  4. twatted around
  5. Twatter
  6. twattery
  7. twattier
  8. twattiest
  9. twattily
  10. twattiness
  11. twatting

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