weirdo

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈwɪədəʊ/(UK)
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/ˈwɪədəʊ/(UK) · /ˈwɪəɹdoʊ/(US)

Definition of weirdo

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (derogatory, informal)A strange, odd, eccentric person.
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noun

  1. (derogatory, informal)A strange, odd, eccentric person.
  2. (derogatory, informal)An insane, possibly dangerous person.
  3. (slang)A superfan of American science-fiction author Andy Weir.

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Weird.
    “What's going on in this weirdo town?”

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Etymology

From weird + -o (“person with characteristic”). The earliest documented usages date to the early 1950s in the United States. The similar Scottish word "weirdie" (also referring to an odd, unconventional person) is attested from earlier, in 1887.

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