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To twat = to hit
[edit]The last paragraph in the article is being deliberately demeaning about this use of the verb, implying that it is only used by people who don't understand the meaning of the word. This is rubbish: using twat to mean to hit has been standard use for all ages since I was a lad (over 30 years ago), it may also bear an etymology from the Yorkshire verb "bat" meaning to hit.
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I'm not english so I won't edit the main page for fear of being irrelevant/OOT (I'll leave that to native speakers), but in the british series "Shameless", season 2, episode 1, 11 minutes and 15 seconds into the show, one character (Veronica) says to another, in a menacing tone: "Karen, give me the keys unless you want a twatting". While it does not confirm the term has been used in the "hitting" sense for a long time, it does confirm it is nowadays, at least in Manchester, England where the show is located. This particular episode has been broadcast for the first time in the UK on Jan 4, 2005 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shameless). Not sure whether it can be used as a ref, though.
"Twat" did you say, I "cunt" hear you.
[edit]This was a common usage of the slang word and should be included in the article.
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edit: have permission, so added change: Suggest adding contemporary usage of office workers going to the office Tuesday, Wednesday And Thursday:
Workers who go to the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and work remotely from home on Mondays and Friday have been irreverently called TWaTs [1]. Although the term predated the COVID lockdowns [1] the the term has became more prevalent since, as more workers partially return to offices. Andrewsmallbone (talk) 17:04, 8 September 2022 (UTC)