twoccer

English

Alternative forms

• twocker

Etymology

From TWOC +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtwɒkə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɒkə(ɹ)

Noun

twoccer (plural twoccers)

1. (British) A person who engages in twoccing; a car thief.

   Synonym: dragger

   The police caught the twoccer breaking into the car.

   • 1994 Winter, John Hartley, “Twoccing and joyreading”, in Terence Hawkes, editor, Textual Practice, volume 8, number 3, page 2:

     Not all modes of reading (and not all readers) can be described in its terms, but just as those who joyride in twocced cars often know and care more about their chosen vehicles than do the owners, so it is the more astute and committed fans of reading who are most likely to be twoccers.

   • 2024, Barry Godfrey, Alexandra Godfrey, “Hoodies”, in The Criminal Classes: Who Does Society Fear and Why?, Pen and Sword, →ISBN, page 165:

     Joyriding was prominent in the media in the 1980s. Twoccers joined muggers in the panoply of folk devils. Newspapers vied with each other to report the youngest, the most daring and despicable, and the most prolific young offenders.

Related terms

• twoc
• twoccing

See also

• joyrider