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Perv vs Ing - What's the difference?

perv | ing |

As a noun perv

is (slang) shortened term for pervert.

As a verb perv

is (slang) to stare at others in a perverted manner, especially whilst thinking sexual thoughts about them.

As a proper noun ing is

shortened from inga, rare by itself but a popular first part of twentieth century hyphenated names like ing-britt and ing-marie.

perv

English

Alternative forms

* perve

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang) Shortened term for pervert.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) To stare at others in a perverted manner, especially whilst thinking sexual thoughts about them.
    • The soccer coach perved on one of the players as he undressed in the change room.

    Anagrams

    * English clippings

    ing

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A water meadow

    • References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989

    Etymology 2

    : From Pitman em'' and ''en , which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents. The change in vowel probably reflects the familiar suffix -ing.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The name of the letter for the ng sound in Pitman shorthand.
    • Related terms
    * eng, the name of the IPA letter for this sound

    Anagrams

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