weirdo

1 of 2

noun

ˈwir-(ˌ)dō 

plural weirdos

: a person who is extraordinarily strange or eccentric

weirdo

2 of 2

adjective

: strange, weird

Synonyms of weirdo

Noun

• eccentric
• character
• wacko
• oddball
• kook
• loony
• nutcase
• crackpot
• nut
• freak

Adjective

• weird
• bizarre
• strange
• funny
• odd
• curious
• peculiar
• eccentric
• crazy
• erratic

Examples of weirdo in a Sentence

Noun

one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about

Adjective

he saw some weirdo lights in the sky and immediately concluded that it had to be a UFO

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Himes’ novels, like Riley’s films, also run on a bench of eccentric weirdos. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026

Flea is not the first charming weirdo from a hyper-popular and era-defining group who has pivoted to jazz. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 28 Mar. 2026

Adjective

Give me this kind of weirdo interpretation over yet-another-stuffy-period-piece any day! — Drew Broussard, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026

For every new cohort of clubby punch-line comedians and truth-telling trauma explorers, somewhere a weirdo rises. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1955, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1960, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

weirdo

noun

ˈwi(ə)rd-ō

plural weirdos

: a strange person