twp

twp

See also: Twp.

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Noun

twp (plural twps)

1. Abbreviation of township.

Alternative forms

• Twp
• Twp.
• twp.

Etymology 2

From Welsh twp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʊp/

Noun

twp

1. (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.

Adjective

twp (comparative more twp, superlative most twp)

1. (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 […]

Anagrams

• PTW, WPT, WTP

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʊp/

Adjective

twp (feminine singular twp, plural twp, equative twped, comparative twpach, superlative twpaf)

1. stupid

Derived terms

• twpsyn m
• twpsen f

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
twp	dwp	nhwp	thwp
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.