perve
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9.9
- noun
- /pɜrv/
- Offensive
:
pervertido
- Everyone knows he's a bit of a perve, always trying to flirt inappropriately with people.
Examples
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Can you stop Being a perve long enough to pay attention.
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Oh you little perve.
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Yeah, you got a good a couple of pervs over there.
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It's by Friedman, Pisani, Pervs and Adhikari.
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Thursday is Oaks Day, which is traditionally ladies' day at the races, but it is often referred to as 'Blokes' Day' as all the guys go for a perve.
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He's just a harmless perve who always makes inappropriate comments about women.
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At the party, he acted like a total perve, staring at all the guests in a very weird way.
Synonyms
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8.4
A person who behaves in a sexual way that most people find wrong
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9.9
A person who behaves in a sexual way that makes others uncomfortable
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8.5
A person whose behavior is very different from what most people accept, often about sex
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9.1
A person who watches other people when they are naked or having sex, usually secretly
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8.3
A person seen as morally corrupt because of bad behaviour
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9.9
A person who secretly watches people, usually through windows, for sexual reasons
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9.5
A person who acts very differently from social rules, often used as an insult
A person, often a man, who behaves in a way that is rude about sex
How Inappropriate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Perve is a slang short form of pervert, a word that comes from Latin parts like per- and vertere meaning 'to turn away'. So a perve is someone whose sexual behaviour or looks are seen as wrong or make others feel uncomfortable.