Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twoc

/twɒk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: twoc
IPA: /twɒk/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The crime of taking a car without the consent of the owner.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of a car, taken without consent of the owner.

British usage

noun

Initialism of trans woman of color or trans women of color.

noun

Abbreviation of trial without catheter.

verb

To steal (especially a car).

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] women making arrests for aggravated burglary represent 22 per cent of the total and for aggravated TWOCs, 23 per cent […]"
"[…] the reported victimisation rate for TWOC and attempted TWOC (six out of 28 available vehicles victimised, and […])"
"There is no scientific or medical research to support "trans panic" theory, and this defence is nothing but a poor justification for committing violence against TWOC."
"Her advocacy campaign, “Stop the Unjust Arrests of TWOC (Transgender Women of Color), #FreeEisha,” challenges what to be an inevitability for Black transgender women who dare to defend themselves against gender-based violence"
"Most familiarly, juveniles twoc cars. But, I suggest, readers twoc writings."
"Joyriders are generally introduced to ‘twoccing’ by friends and it is seen as exciting, with many recounting the thrill, excitement and ‘buzz’ involved."

Etymology

Initialism of "taken (or taking) without owner's consent". From section 12 of the United Kingdom's Theft Act 1968, which states 'a person shall be guilty of an offence if, without having the consent of the owner or other lawful authority, he takes any conveyance for his own or another’s use or, knowing that any conveyance has been taken without such authority, drives it or allows himself to be carried in or on it'.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /twɒk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

TWOCs (plural) twocs (present, singular) twoccing (participle, present) twocking (participle, present) twocced (participle, past) twocced (past) twocked (participle, past) twocked (past) twock (alternative)

Derived Forms

twoc twoccer twoccing

Frequently Paired Words

TWOC

Rhymes With

rock stock block round rock v block lock shock clock drop lock doc knock digital clock

Questions

How do you pronounce twoc?: The recorded pronunciation is /twɒk/.
What does twoc mean?: The crime of taking a car without the consent of the owner.
Where does twoc come from?: Initialism of "taken (or taking) without owner's consent". From section 12 of the United Kingdom's Theft Act 1968, which states 'a person shall be guilty of an offence if, without having the consent of the owner or other lawful authority, he takes any conveyance for his own or another’s use or, knowing that any conveyance has been taken without such authority, drives it or allows himself to be carried in or on it'.

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