Peri vs Perv - What's the difference?
peri | perv |
(Persian mythology) A sprite or supernatural being; from Persian mythology and the folklore of neighboring nations .
* 1829 , The Adventures of Hatim-Beni-Tye'', ''The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies, Volume 27: January—June 1829 ,
* 1916 (Mar 16), Alfred Richard Orage, ?Arthur Moore, The New Age: A Weekly Review of Politics, Literature and Art , page 473
* 2008 , A Fire in My Heart: Kurdish Tales , page 75
(slang) To stare at others in a perverted manner, especially whilst thinking sexual thoughts about them.
As verbs the difference between peri and perv
is that peri is to perish while perv is (slang) to stare at others in a perverted manner, especially whilst thinking sexual thoughts about them.As a noun perv is
(slang) shortened term for pervert.peri
English
(wikipedia peri)Noun
(en noun)page 549,
- He sent a Peri to Chundum Dew with a message: "If you wish to live, release the mortal in your power: if not, every demon in your service will immediately be put to the sword."
- In an hour they hovered above Hampstead Heath, and the peri looked down for a lonely spot where she might alight in the sulphurous gloom of a dog-day sunset too blinding for anyone to look at
- The Padishah's son was also there, and he realized that the peri looked very familiar.
Synonyms
* (sprite) fairy, pixie, spriteAnagrams
* ----perv
English
Alternative forms
* perveVerb
(en verb)- The soccer coach perved on one of the players as he undressed in the change room.