"wazzock" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwazək/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wazzock.wav [Southern-England] Forms: wazzocks [plural]
Etymology: Possibly from wiseacre, influenced by pillock, or possibly wazz + -ock. First attested in the 1984 novel When the Martians Land in Huddersfield by Mike Harding. Harding later suggested that the term came from the instrument used to fling a monarch's excrement out the window. Etymology templates: {{m|en|wiseacre}} wiseacre, {{m|en|pillock}} pillock, {{suffix|en|wazz|ock}} wazz + -ock Head templates: {{en-noun}} wazzock (plural wazzocks)
  1. (British, Ireland, Northern England, derogatory, slang) A stupid or annoying person. Tags: British, Ireland, Northern-England, derogatory, slang

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