ass vs twerp

ass

noun
  • A stupid person. 

  • The anus. 

  • Sex; a person to have sex with; with vulgar emphasis on their corporeality (their body) over their personhood. 

  • Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant. 

  • A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself or one's person, chiefly their body. By extension, one's personal safety, or figuratively one's job, prospects, etc. 

  • The buttocks. 

  • Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden. 

particle
  • Synonym of -ass (“used to intensify an adjective”) 

adj
  • Of low quality; bad. 

twerp

noun
  • A fool, a twit. 

  • A small or puny person; one regarded as insignificant, contemptible. 

  • A person who can be bullied playfully, or easily teased. Sometimes used as a pet-name (often for a younger sibling). 

How often have the words ass and twerp occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )