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twattiness

twattiness noun: the quality of being like a twat.

Noun

twattiness (uncountable)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, vulgar) The quality of being like a twat.
    • More than any other musical genre, excepting possibly avant-garde field recordings of firearms, hip-hop lends itself well to expressing one's belief in the twattiness of others. Which is perhaps why the author, possessed by a desire to point fingers, name names, and speak out against arseholes, was...2000, “Judge Mental & The Heavy Dread Beat”, in Ed Pinsent, editor, The Sound Projector, number 8, London, →OCLC, page 153, column 2
    • My attitude affects your reaction. Your reaction affects my attitude. This is the theory behind being able to talk someone down from heightened twattiness to calm compliance.2010, Lance Manley, “Glossary”, in Stab Proof Scarecrows, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Matador, →ISBN, page 366

Examples of twattiness in a sentence

  • More than any other musical genre, excepting possibly avant-garde field recordings of firearms, hip-hop lends itself well to expressing one's belief in the twattiness of others.2000, “Judge Mental & The Heavy Dread Beat”, in Ed Pinsent, editor, The Sound Projector, number 8, London, →OCLC, page 153, column 2:
  • And your concern about dumping Larry in it also suggests that your level of twattiness could be much lower than you think.’ […] ‘Twattiness, hey?’ she said. ‘That’s pretty original.2014, Chrissie Keighery, chapter 4, in Love Is the New Black, Richmond, Vic.: Hardie Grant Egmont, →ISBN, page 43:

Origin of twattiness

From twatty + -ness.

Questions about twattiness

What does twattiness mean?
Twattiness means the quality of being like a twat.
How do you use twattiness in a sentence?
More than any other musical genre, excepting possibly avant-garde field recordings of firearms, hip-hop lends itself well to expressing one's belief in the twattiness of others.
What part of speech is twattiness?
Twattiness is a noun.

Words near twattiness in the dictionary

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

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