Nov 06, 2007 14:22
The term "perv" has taken off as both a noun and verb, together with its adjectival form "pervy". The noun is used as an abbreviated version of "pervert", while the verb is used to describe the action of ogling or hitting on someone.
The term was first popularized when PERV became the name of a bi-weekly San Francisco political satire magazine for punk rockers published in 1981 and 1982.