"TWIRP" NOW DEFINED
EXPLANATION GIVEN Political colleagues of the Queensland Premier (Mr Forgan Smith)., have been puzzled frequently by his reference to "political twirps" when alluding to members of another party. He again used the phrase in the Legislative Assembly recently and, asked the meaning of the slang phrase to-day, said: "Pygmies posing as men. Mental cripples who indulge in wishful thinking."
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 225, 14 October 1940, Page 7
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62"TWIRP" NOW DEFINED Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 225, 14 October 1940, Page 7
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