perv
/pɝv/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "It is hoped that you will get at least a taste of kinky practices throughout the ages and come to the understanding that today’s kinky crowd is but the latest in a line of pervs stretching back to the dawn of mankind itself."
- "After the next ball had been bowled the blokes' heads would turn around unobtrusively to have a perv at a bird in a mini-skirt..."
- "It transpires that whilst Trev and Boz (me) slowed down to 'take a perv' at the blonde, she too used to keep an eye out for me."
- "She had a bit of a perv over my body when I was working out…"
- "Was she bursting in for a quick perv? Was she genuinely concerned that I might have soiled the bathwater by not first washing? Was she worried I might have drowned in the bath?"
- "God, could you stop perving out over my sister? She's literally 14."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pɝv/
- British English: /pɜːv/
Usage
- Slang
- Australian usage
- British usage
- Intransitive verb