twat

[Fred Shapiro]

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

> Besides the usu. meaning, OED lists "twat" as "U.S. dial. The buttocks."
> There is an unequivocal (wordlist) cite from 1950.  However, I find the
> second ex. to be ambiguous at best.
>
> Is anybody familiar with "twat" as a U.S. synonym for backside?  Or is
> this likely to be an error?

Robert Browning was a renowned expert on this word.  Perhaps his writings
will yield some insight.

Fred Shapiro


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