Perv

//pɜːv// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A pervert. slang
  2. 2
    Acronym of porcine endogenous retrovirus. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  3. 3
    a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior wordnet
  4. 4
    An ogle; an act of leering or voyeurism. Australia, UK, slang

    "After the next ball had been bowled the blokes' heads would turn around unobtrusively to have a perv at a bird in a mini-skirt..."

Verb
  1. 1
    To act in a sexually perverted manner. slang, usually

    "God, could you stop perving out over my sister? She's literally 14."

  2. 2
    look at with amorous intentions wordnet
  3. 3
    To act in a sexually perverted manner.; To look at lasciviously or voyeuristically. slang, specifically, usually, with-on

    "The soccer coach perved on one of the players as he undressed in the change room."

Synonyms

All synonyms
creepdegeneratedeviantdeviateogleperve

Example

More examples

"Yanni was a perv and definitely still is."

Etymology

Clipping of pervert.

Related phrases

perv row

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