-wad

See also: wad, WAD, and wäd

English

Etymology

From wad (“a mass; a pile”).

Suffix

-wad

  1. (slang) Added to a variety of vulgar terms and insults for an obnoxious person to create new insults.
    • 1999 February 10, “Gaywads, Dorkwads Sign Historic Wad Accord”, in The Onion‎:
      Numerous wad factions, including the dickwad, dipwad, jerkwad and fuckwad groups, refused to participate in the wad accord.

Synonyms
  • (added to vulgar terms): -head

Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -wad

References
  • Tony Thorne (2014) “-wad”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London,  […]: Bloomsbury

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