Robert Browning famously misused the term in his 1841 poem "Pippa Passes":
Then owls and bats Cowls and twats Monks and nuns in a cloister's moods Adjourn to the oak-stump pantry
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For the purposes of film certification, usage of the word is not considered as serious as many other swear words. It is listed by the British Board of Film Classification as an example of "moderate language" for the 12 certificate. However, the film See more

In 1979, British punk poet John Cooper Clarke included the poem "Twat" on his album Walking Back to Happiness. It has been described, by Nick Duerden of The Independent, … See more

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