weirdo

noun \ ˈwir-(ˌ)dō \

|Updated on: 7 Aug 2018

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Definition of weirdo

plural weirdos

: a person who is extraordinarily strange or eccentric

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Examples of weirdo in a Sentence

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

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From my intimate point of view, library school is a bit of an academic catchall, sometimes a plan B, appealing to weirdos of many backgrounds.

— alice bolin, Longreads, "The Daughter as Detective," 26 June 2018
News from elsewhere on the internet Another week, another weirdo Tesla story.

— aarian marshall, WIRED, "This Week in the Future of Cars: Getting Down and Dirty," 24 June 2018
Your children might look at you and think, hmm, weirdo.

— samantha hunt, New York Times, "Picture Books About Kindness, Compassion and Peace in a Turbulent World," 12 Jan. 2018
That’s what Snoo stands for. More space than substance, Snoo shows us another way to represent ourselves online: as shape-shifting cosmic weirdos, trying to find our place among the stars.

— arielle pardes, WIRED, "The Transformative Power of Reddit's Alien Mascot," 6 July 2018
Every third-party and DLC character from prior games, including Metal Gear Solid's Solid Snake, Street Fighter's Ryu, and Final Fantasy VII's Cloud, will join Smash Ultimate—as, too, will the fan-favorite weirdo pair of characters Ice Climbers.

— sam machkovech, Ars Technica, "December’s Smash Bros. Ultimate includes every existing character, plus Ridley," 12 June 2018
The shift from rectangular blinking clock radio to smartphone alarm has really brought out the weirdos in us all.

— alex beggs, Bon Appetit, "How Do You Snooze? What Your Alarm Clock Style Says About You," 29 May 2018
Jake Johnson is deadbeat stoner Chilli, and Hannibal Buress plays laconic weirdo Sable.

— katie walsh, Detroit Free Press, "Review: Playful ‘Tag’ is summer fluff with a heart," 15 June 2018
Which leaves us no other choice but to conclude that Pruitt is a weirdo who actively seeks out mattresses slept on by strangers.

— bess levin, The Hive, "Why Is Trump’s Most Corrupt Minion Obsessed with Used Mattresses?," 4 June 2018

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First Known Use of weirdo

circa 1955

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weirdo Synonyms

Synonyms

character, codger, crack, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, eccentric, flake, kook, nut, oddball, oddity, screwball, zany;

Near Antonyms

conformer, conformist, follower, sheep;

coot, geezer;

curio, rarity;

freak;

Phrases

odd duck, piece of work;

weirdo

adjective

Definition of weirdo

: strange, weird

Examples of weirdo in a Sentence

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

First Known Use of weirdo

1962

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weirdo

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Definition of weirdo for English Language Learners

: a strange or unusual person

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weirdo

noun \ ˈwir-dō \

Definition of weirdo for Students

plural weirdos

: a very strange person

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