complete twazzock
- noun
- /kəmˈpliːt ˈtwæzək/
- Offensive
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gilipollas (ES)
- He made such a mess of things—sometimes he's a complete twazzock.
Examples
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Don’t be a complete twazzock and listen to the instructions next time.
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Don't be such a complete twazzock during the meeting.
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Calling the boss a liar in front of everyone was a complete twazzock move.
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That man is a complete twazzock!
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His decision to ignore the rules made him look like a complete twazzock in front of everyone.
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When she forgot to bring the documents, she realized she was being a complete twazzock.
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Calling the other team 'dumb' was a complete twazzock thing to do during the match.
Synonyms
34
9.1
A silly annoying person that others do not respect
30
8.5
A person who acts silly and annoys other people
15
9.9
An insulting word for a person who does very stupid things
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9.9
A rude person who is annoying or stupid
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9.9
A foolish or annoying person
3
9.8
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
3
9.9
A person who acts foolishly or oddly
1
9.9
A person who acts silly and annoys others
1
9.9
A foolish person who often does stupid things
1
9.9
A person who behaves very rudely and foolishly
1
9.9
A person who behaves in a silly, playful way
1
9.9
A person who is annoying and easy to dislike
A very rude and annoying person who treats others badly
A rude, foolish person who annoys others
A rude person who acts very foolish and annoys others
A person who is rude and annoying
A very rude and foolish person
A person who is rude and treats others badly
A very rude and selfish person who treats others badly
A person who is very rude and often insults others
A very rude person who treats others badly
A person who acts like a fool and annoys others
A rude person who annoys or hurts other people
A person who acts very foolishly and cannot do simple tasks
A rude, stupid person who annoys others
A foolish person who does silly things
A person who acts in a silly, playful way
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
A person who talks nonsense instead of saying useful things
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
complete + twazzock
Although 'complete' is transparently an intensifier, the core noun 'twazzock' is a dialectal/slang item with no predictable literal meaning from its form. A B1 learner who knows the constituents would not be able to infer that it labels an extremely foolish or irritating person, so the expression is idiomatic and opaque.
Etymology
Complete twazzock pairs the word complete, meaning 'total', with the old British insult twazzock, a silly-sounding rude word used for someone foolish. Because the sound feels childish and strong, the image is of a person who is a total fool, so the phrase means 'an extremely foolish or irritating person'.