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wazzock

/ˈwazək/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
waz-zock
IPA
/ˈwazək/
34
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stupid or annoying person.

British usage; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

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 (born 1944) later claimed that he "used it when I was a kid,” it being “fairly common in the north, in Lancashire and Yorkshire”, and suggested that the term came from the instrument used to fling a monarch's excrement out the window.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈwazək/

Usage

Inflected Forms

wazzocks (plural)

Derived Forms

twazzock

Questions

How do you pronounce wazzock?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwazək/.
What does wazzock mean?
A stupid or annoying person.
Where does wazzock come from?
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 (born 1944) later claimed that he "used it when I was a kid,” it being “fairly common in the north, in Lancashire and Yorkshire”, and suggested that the term came from the instrument used to fling a monarch's excrement out the window.

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