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Contemptible one
Answer for the clue "Contemptible one ", 5 letters:
twerp
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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of unknown origin; OED and Barnhart give earliest date as 1925, but the "Dictionary of American Slang" gives a first reference of 1874 (but without citation and I can't find it), which, if correct, would rule out the usual theory that it is from the proper ...
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