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Taunt vs Twunt - What's the difference?

taunt | twunt |

As nouns the difference between taunt and twunt

is that taunt is a scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery while twunt is a fool; an extremely objectionable person.

As a verb taunt

is to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.

As an adjective taunt

is very high or tall.

taunt

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(en verb)
  • to make fun of (someone); to (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery

    • Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) . See ataunt.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (nautical) Very high or tall.
    • a ship with taunt masts
    (Totten)

    twunt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, slang) A fool; an extremely objectionable person.
  • *2011 , (Grace Dent), The Guardian , 8 Jul 2011:
  • *:It is completely normal to harbour desires to batter these smug twunts about the head with a hot MacBook Air.
  • * "I note that in a recent New Scientist some twunt was advocating the use of C02 pressure washers and acidic/caustic cleaning foams instead of the usual disinfectant approach." — [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.dur.general/msg/f9c25d1a4ab6a623]
  • * "Is that the twunt who looks like Bill Bailey's younger brother?" — [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.media.tv.misc/msg/b10e5ae4c747d4bb]
  • * "Let the pub-dodging twunt embarrass himself with his primitive, witless and repetitive insults. " — [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.sys.sinclair/msg/ddaef5bb1489b3cf]
  • * "Sorry for being kind of a twunt about other matters, but it's because of posts like this that I don't want to write you off or lose you as a friend." — [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.arts.anime.misc/msg/27798193d1450dc0]