dweeb

noun

slang
: an unattractive, insignificant, or inept person
dweebish adjective slang
dweeby adjective slang

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Brooke portrays Penny, an alpha dweeb on a mission to take down the cool kids. Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025 Ashley Brooke as Penny: An alpha dweeb on a mission to take down the cool kids. Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025 In nearly every comics appearance, Olsen is inherently something of a dweeb; a hanger-on to Lois and Clark who looks up to them and doesn’t always get respect back. James Grebey, Vulture, 16 July 2025 Nate, as a scared-of-his-own-shadow dweeb. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dweeb was in 1964

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“Dweeb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dweeb. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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