-wad

See also: wad, WAD, and wäd

English

Etymology

From wad (“a mass; a pile”).

Suffix

-wad

1. (slang) Added to a variety of vulgar terms and insults for an obnoxious person to create new insults.
   • 1999 February 10, “Gaywads, Dorkwads Sign Historic Wad Accord”, in The Onion‎^[1]:

     Numerous wad factions, including the dickwad, dipwad, jerkwad and fuckwad groups, refused to participate in the wad accord.

Synonyms

• (added to vulgar terms): -head

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -wad

References

• Tony Thorne (2014) “-wad”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London,  […]: Bloomsbury

Anagrams

• ADW, AWD, DAW, Daw, d'aw, daw