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perv
(perv)
Pronunciation:
/pəːv/
(also
perve
)
informal
noun
1
a sexual pervert.
2
[
in singular
]
Australian
/
NZ
a lustful or lecherous look:
come out here for a perv
verb
[
no object
]
Australian
/
NZ
gaze lustfully or lecherously:
we
perved on
them from a distance
Derivatives
perviness
noun
pervy
adjective
(
pervier
,
perviest
)
Origin:
1940s
: abbreviation of the noun
pervert
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