"TWA" meaning in English

See TWA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} TWA
  1. Initialism of Trans World Airlines. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Trans World Airlines Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-TWA-en-name-65KBpnxm Disambiguation of Hair: 34 30 34 2 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 36 17 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 38 17 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 39 17 1

Noun

Forms: TWAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} TWA (plural TWAs)
  1. An airliner of Trans World Airlines. Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-TWA-en-noun-aV2eRMSf Disambiguation of Hair: 34 30 34 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 36 17 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 38 17 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 39 17 1
  2. (slang) Initialism of teeny-weeny afro (“a short afro hairstyle”).. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Alternative form of: teeny-weeny afro (extra: (“a short afro hairstyle”)..) Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-TWA-en-noun-7-8zj5nc Disambiguation of Hair: 34 30 34 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 36 17 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 38 17 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 39 17 1
  3. (slang, vulgar, ethnic slur, offensive) Initialism of typical white asshole. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ethnic, initialism, offensive, slang, slur, vulgar Alternative form of: typical white asshole
    Sense id: en-TWA-en-noun-7CfnYjn3 Categories (other): English ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

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