View source for Talk:Twerp

== Latin American dub ==

Just if you deem it necessary, here you have some of the translations:
*Twerp (Ash): ''Bobo''
*Twerps: ''Bobos''
*Twerpette: ''Boba''
*(Ash & Ritchie): ''Bobos gemelos'' (twin twerps)
--[[User:Johans|Johans]] 05:55, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Also ''Bobete''(s) (a instead of e) (es) (as) are used sometimes :P [[User:YukitoOoO|YukitoOoO]] 02:19, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

==Brazilian dub==

Here is the Brazilian translation:

*Twerp (Ash): '''Pirralho'''
*Twerps: '''Pirralhos'''
*Twerpette: '''Pirralha'''
[[User:Haruka uzumaki|Haruka uzumaki]] 18:46, 4 October 2007

==Literal Translation of Jari-boy?==
I know Dogasu has one kicking around. It could be added, but I don't know where it is, or what the literal trans was...

Anyway, the pronunciation is similar to Charlie boy, which means stupid also.-[[User:Billy4b2004|Billy4b2004]] 11:37, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

== Italian dub ==
Twerp in Italian:
*Twerp (Ash): '''Moccioso'''
*Twerps: '''Mocciosi'''
*Twerpette: '''Mocciosa''', and sometimes '''Mocciosetta'''
--[[User:Firempoleon|Firempoleon]] 12:57, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

== Hindi Dub ==

Here is the Hindi translation :

* Twerp (Ash Ketchum): Shaytaan.
* Twerp (Brock): Bada Shaytaan
* Twerp (Max): Chotta Shaytaan.
* Twerps: Shaytaanon ki tolee.
* Twerpette: Shaytaan Ladki.
--<span style="color:#00DD00">♫♪</span>[[User talk:Adyniz|<span style="color:#FF7327;">'''Adyniz'''</span>]]<span style="color:#00DD00">♪♫</span> 04:17, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

:Lemme guess Shaytaan is a pun on Satan? it just sound alike... if you read it to yourself.--[[User:Force Fire|<font color="AAAAFF">FF</font>]]([[Special:Contributions/Force Fire|<font color="FFAAAA"><small>edits</small></font>]]•[[User talk:Force Fire|<font color="999999"><small>talk</small></font>]]) 04:20, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

I don't think so. It's in hindi.
* [[User:Garyplusash|Garyplusash]] 01:24, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

In hindi, satan is called as shaytaan (similar pronounciation ).
--<span style="color:#00DD00">♫♪</span>[[User:Adyniz|<span style="color:#FF7327;">'''Ady'''</span>]][[User talk:Adyniz|<span style="color:#FF7327;">'''niz'''</span>]]<span style="color:#00DD00">♪♫</span> 06:09, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

== In other languages ==

As we have its translation available in 4 different languages, shouldn't there be a '''In other languages''' section in the article? <span style="color:#00FF00">♫♪</span>[[User:Adyniz|<span style="color:#6699FF;">'''Ady'''</span>]][[User talk:Adyniz|<span style="color:#99CCFF;">'''Niz'''</span>]]<span style="color:#00FF00">♪♫</span> 07:30, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
:Anyway, I am adding it. If you feel something fishy in it then feel free to edit it. Thank you. <span style="color:#FF0">♫♪</span>[[User:Adyniz|<span style="color:#00FA9A;">'''Ady'''</span>]][[User talk:Adyniz|<span style="color:#9F9;">'''Niz'''</span>]]<span style="color:#FF0">♪♫</span> 13:55, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

== Contradiction no? ==

"Fans sometimes use the term as "anyone who isn't a member of Team Rocket".  But in the {{pkmn|anime}}, Ash is the one true twerp, and all other twerps exist in relation to him. [[Attila]] and [[Hun]] refer to {{jo|Jimmy}} and {{jo|Marina}} as twerps (Japanese: ''hero-boy''). Apparently, it seems that any and all young enemies of Team Rocket are referred to as twerps."

Uhh saying that twerps are in relation to Ash and then calling Marina and Jimmy twerps contradict each other right? --[[User:Joeshie|<span style="font-weight: bold; color:#6B8E23; border: 1px dashed #DFFFA5;">+ Joeshie +</span>]] <small>''([[User talk:Joeshie|<span style="color:#99CC32">is Mæ!</span>]])''</small> 00:44, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

== Prof. Oak? ==

In AG071 (A Six Pack Attack!) one of them (I think it was Jessie) referred to Prof. Oak as "Professor Twerpy". Should this be mentioned? [[User:Nicjmartin|Nikki]] 12:41, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

==Trivia==

Should it be mentioned that the term twerp is also used in ''{{wp|The Fairly Oddparents}}''? [[User:Wildgoose|Wild]][[User talk:Wildgoose|goose]]-[[Special:Contributions/Wildgoose|The friendly goose in town!]]  23:32, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

== Filipino dub ==

Not sure if needed, but anyway:

twerp: ''bubwit''

twerps: ''mga bubwit''

I am sure of the first but the latter is some educated guess. I never heard of the Filipino dub for twerpette, so it means its a blank for now.   [[User:Harv13|<span style="color:blue">Harv13</span>]] <small>''([[User talk:Harv13|<span style="color:green">talk page</span>]])''</small> 07:48, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

== XY series ==

I heard that Team Rocket calls Serena and Bonnie "twerp thieves" in ''[[XY010|Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!]]'', can someone add this or not? --[[User:Cinday123|<span style="color:pink">Cinday123</span>]] <small>''([[User talk:Cinday123|<span style="color:lightblue">Talk</span>]])''</small> 04:46, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

== The Pokémon  ==

I hear that Team Rocket call Pikachu and the heroes' Pokémon twerps as well. Or referring them as "Twerp Pokémon". Doesn't this have to be added?--[[User:JasonL|Jay 21]] ([[User talk:JasonL|Talk]]) 13:45, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

== Deletion/Notability? ==

Is this really notable? I just don't think the concept of a "twerp" is special enough in the Pokemon world/anime to deserve a whole page here.

"Twerp" really doesn't need ''any'' sort of explaining to be understood. This whole page is really just a very basic concept that can easily be conveyed on the [[Team Rocket trio]] page if it needs saying anywhere. And the painstaking detailing of everyone who's been called a "twerp" seems much more like trivia than really worthwhile material to me, but if need be, it could probably also be squeezed onto the Team Rocket trio page or else added as trivia to character pages (such as, "Meowth referred to Zoey as the red-haired twerp").

This just isn't a thing that deserves its own page IMO. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 16:03, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
:I agree with deleting this page. A quarter of the article is an explanation of a not-too-difficult word, and the other three quarters could easily be put onto the associated characters' trivia sections. [[User:Litwick96|Litwick96]] ([[User talk:Litwick96|talk]]) 16:24, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

I don't think this page should be deleted. It is only a small page but I have used it several times. {{unsigned|Critic}}
:For what? We may well be able to fulfill the same sort of uses you found in this page on a different page, if you can explain better. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 21:24, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
::The article does not meet the {{bp|notability requirements}}. And {{u|Tiddlywinks}}, why did you sign a comment that's not yours? [[User talk:SatoMew2|<b><span style="color:#4fd9ff"><span lang="ja">サトミュウ</span> (SatoMew)</span></b>]] 21:34, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
:::Oh, woops. =P Mistype or whatever. I totally meant to add the unsigned template... [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 21:42, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
::::I think this page should not be deleted. It may seem minor, but I do think it's rather important. [[User:OdieboyDuck|&#34;I&#39;m a gaming duck with a very low attenti- OH LOOK A PENNY!&#34; -OdieboyDuck ]] ([[User talk:OdieboyDuck|talk]]) 14:13, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
:::::I don't think it should deleted, too. Maybe it's a {{p|Farfetch'd|far-fetched}} idea, but look at this situation: What if someone was watching pokemon anime, and he has the level of Basic English, and he want to know about the word Twerp and he thinks: hmm, maybe its another name of Ash or something, and he looks on bulbapedia in search, he'll find [[Twerp|this]], and otherwise not. '''P.S.And then, where do we have to put all the textboxes, it was such a great work?''' [[user:Lokki|Lokki]] [[user talk: Lokki|(talk)]] 10 November 2015 14:06:05 (UTC)
::::::Bulbapedia's purpose is not an ESL site... That cannot be the only reason to keep it.
::::::As I mentioned above, if this does need coverage, the [[Team Rocket trio]] page is probably the best place for it; and then this page could redirect to that page/section if you want. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 14:31, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
:::::::Woah Woah, guys! this isn't the way to settle deletions! let's give it a good, fair vote. [[User:PearlSilver|PearlSilver]] ([[User talk:PearlSilver|talk]]) 01:40, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
::::::::What's not, exactly? Discussion? Because...{{cat|Candidates for deletion|it is}}. (For that matter, your new "Comments" section below is every bit equivalent to this discussion.)
::::::::At any rate, discussion is functionally equivalent to a vote anyway if you just read and pick out people's opinions. An explicit "vote" like you set up below isn't really a bad thing, but it's not at all ''necessary'' either.
::::::::And in the end, all the votes and discussion in the world won't necessarily "settle" anything either; ultimately, the final say is up to staff/the Editorial Board. And that being the case, discussion/"comment" is going to be a bit more valuable as input than wordless votes. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 02:02, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
:::::::::uh... what? i'm sorry, you've lost me there. do you mean... remove that vote section? because i ''Can'' do that, if you want. but um... i don't see why. i mean, just comments can sometimes make it hard to tell what they're equivilant of voting is for in my experience... did i make sense? because it sounds a bit confusing as i read it again. [[User:PearlSilver|PearlSilver]] ([[User talk:PearlSilver|talk]]) 02:10, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
::::::::::You said this isn't the way to settle deletions, implying there was something wrong about this thus far. And since you added an explicit vote tally, it looked like you meant that this sort of issue ''must'' have something like that; and I just wanted to say, no, that's ''not'' "required". (And no, I'm not saying you have to remove it.) But now you've clearly explained that your problem was that you consider a discussion alone hard to equate to votes. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 02:29, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
:::::::::::Why did you delete my vote? Or wasn't it where I must have placed it? [[User:Lokki|Lokki]] ([[User talk:Lokki|talk]]) 08:44, 28 November 2015 (UTC)
::::::::::::What are you talking about? i don't remember anything like that! [[User:PearlSilver|PearlSilver]] ([[User talk:PearlSilver|talk]])
:::::::::::::It was [[user:Glik|Glik]], he deleted my vote of 'keep'. In history sais ''(Reverted edits by Lokki (talk) to last revision by Tiddlywinks)'', so I wanted to know why. {{Unsigned|Lokki}}

::::::::::::::I didn't know what a twerp was until I got here. There are many other pages that should probably get deleted before this one does, So I want to keep it. --[[User:PipProductionCo|PipProductionCo]] ([[User talk:PipProductionCo|talk]]) 07:06, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::Well, "twerp" can always be defined elsewhere still. It's not required that *this page* exist to explain that&mdash;it's not that complicated or special. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 18:32, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::Elsewhere where? I clicked twerp, got the definition- isn't that what a wiki is for? I'm all for keeping at least the first paragraph, having only seen the dub. I didn't know about the phrase 'jari' or its meanings and variations. It's a cultural note that isn't obvious to non-Japanese; I've been wondering for years why two adults are calling a group of kids by such an immature name. [[User:LeilaDaegil|LeilaDaegil]] ([[User talk:LeilaDaegil|talk]]) 22:06, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::::The easiest answer is somewhere on the [[Team Rocket trio]] page. Something to the effect of "Team Rocket almost always refer to Ash [and/or his friends] as a twerp". And I don't see how 'jari' is particularly useful, or any special "cultural note" or anything...
:::::::::::::::::Most of the places on this wiki that link to Twerp seem to be using it like an alternate to {{template|Ashfr}} anyway, which is kind of...pointless to put it nicely I guess. And it's just a bit ridiculous that Twerp manages never to be linked on the TRT page and is only linked in a Yellow quote on Jessie/James' pages. All of this doesn't really scream "notable" if you ask me. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 22:21, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::::I believe that if this gets deleted, at least the '''In other languages''' section should stay somewhere, maybe hidden beneath a description of the word "twerp" on the TRio's page or something (and only the "twerps" translation, the "twerp" and "twerpette" sections seem pointless). That said, I think we really need a page for anime running gags so we could accomodate all these kind of things. --[[User:Gabo 2oo|Gabo 2oo]] ([[User talk:Gabo 2oo|talk]]) 20:52, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::::::I wouldn't delete it, but if it is deleted I really agree with the idea to have a running gags page and of course include it there. {{unsigned|Sc190191}}

When is decision going to be made? I think keep[[User:Horton Hears a murder|Horton Hears a murder]] ([[User talk:Horton Hears a murder|talk]]) 18:35, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
:Please be patient. The staff will decide when they decide. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 18:38, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
::It very detailed, it sham to get rid[[User:Horton Hears a murder|Horton Hears a murder]] ([[User talk:Horton Hears a murder|talk]]) 18:42, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
:::It's a highly notable insult used by Team Rocket all the time to refer to their enemies in general and to Ash and his friends in particular. It should stay.--[[User:Arisboch|Arisboch]] ([[User talk:Arisboch|talk]]) 05:26, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

====Delete====
[[User:PearlSilver|PearlSilver]] ([[User talk:PearlSilver|talk]])
====Keep====
*[[User:PipProductionCo|PipProductionCo]] ([[User talk:PipProductionCo|talk]]) 07:06, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
*[[User:Lokki|Lokki]] ([[User talk:Lokki|talk]]) 14:40, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
*Twerp is not a bad page but it is a very good page. {{unsigned|Erica124}}
*I want page to sta it good[[User:Horton Hears a murder|Horton Hears a murder]] ([[User talk:Horton Hears a murder|talk]]) 17:24, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
*[[User:PannenkoekenNL|PannenkoekenNL]] ([[User talk:PannenkoekenNL|talk]]) 11:48, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
*--[[User:Arisboch|Arisboch]] ([[User talk:Arisboch|talk]]) 05:26, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

====Comments====

== Danish Dub ==

I know there is no Danish Pokémon wiki united with Encyclopædiæ, but but i do live in Denmark and watch Pokémon in danish dub, and [[Team_Rocket_trio|they]] call [[Ash]] "Rolling" and they call the group "Rollinger." So is it okay to edit/add it? [[User:Nicelai23|Nicelai23]] ([[User talk:Nicelai23|talk]]) 11:35, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
:Yes of course you may. If you happen to know what they call the female companion, please add that as well. --[[User:Raltseye|<span style="color:#FF6464">R</span><span style="color:#11BB11">alts</span><span style="color:#6464FF">eye</span>]] [[User talk:Raltseye|prata med mej]] 17:03, 1 October 2016 (UTC)