"twoccing" meaning in All languages combined

See twoccing on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtwɒkɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-twoccing.wav Forms: twocking [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɒkɪŋ Etymology: From TWOC + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|TWOC|ing}} TWOC + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} twoccing (uncountable)
  1. (British) The act of taking a car without the owner's consent, usually in order to engage in joyriding. Tags: British, uncountable Synonyms: grand theft auto Related terms: joyriding
    Sense id: en-twoccing-en-noun-yCARoL7o Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈtwɒkɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-twoccing.wav Forms: twocking [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɒkɪŋ Etymology: From TWOC + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|TWOC|ing}} TWOC + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} twoccing
  1. present participle and gerund of twoc Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: twoc
    Sense id: en-twoccing-en-verb-zC172sVv

Alternative forms

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