8 December 2016

wazzock

[wuhz-ek]

noun

1. (English, dialect) a foolish or annoying person

Word Origin

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.

Collins English Dictionary

Contemporary definitions for wazzock

noun

– an idiot; an annoyingly stupid person

Usage Note
slang

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Today’s quote

I believe in a long, prolonged, derangement of the senses in order to obtain the unknown.

– Jim Morrison

On this day

8 December 1943 – birth of Jim Morrison, lead singer and song writer for the Doors. Died 3 July 1971.

8 December 1980 – Murder of John Lennon. English guitarist and singer-songwriter for the Beatles. Born 9 October 1940.

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