Perves

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. A plural form of a term that refers to individuals exhibiting deviant or abnormal sexual behavior, often in a way that objectifies others
2. Denoting people who engage in inappropriate or morally questionable sexual conduct, typically causing discomfort to others
3. Describing those who are perceived to have an excessive or distorted interest in sexual matters, often leading to negative social judgments

Etymology: "Perves" is the plural of "perve," which is a back-formation from "pervert" in informal use. Back-formation means a shorter word is created by stripping what looks like a suffix from a longer one, so "perve" was carved out of "pervert" rather than the other way round. The plural simply follows the usual English pattern of adding "s" to a countable noun, so "perves" refers to more than one such person.

Synonyms: peers, perverts