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

Noun

• character
• codger
• crack
• crackbrain
• crackpot
• crank
• eccentric
• flake
• fruitcake
• head case
• kook
• nut
• nutcase
• nutter [British slang]
• oddball
• oddity
• original
• quiz
• screwball
• zany

Adjective

• bizarre
• bizarro
• cranky
• crazy
• curious
• eccentric
• erratic
• far-out
• funky
• funny
• kinky
• kooky
• kookie
• odd
• off-kilter
• off-the-wall
• offbeat
• out-of-the-way
• outlandish
• outré
• peculiar
• quaint
• queer
• queerish
• quirky
• remarkable
• rum [chiefly British]
• screwy
• spaced-out
• strange
• wacky
• whacky
• way-out
• weird
• wild

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

The Philly drill weirdo pushes the hushed, faded-out flows Ot7Quanny and NR Boor have tinkered with to the brink, rapping like a vengeful mummy back from the afterlife. —Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 May 2025

To craft a weirdo strong enough to anchor the otherwise feather-light film, Hess and Heder treated the alchemy of acting like a true science, making each choice with precision. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025

Adjective

In The Acolyte, his tectonically angular face is framed by long emo-boy hair that totally works, especially because his performance gives just a hint of peak Tony Leung: aloof and a bit of a weirdo yet utterly charming and definitely dangerous. —Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025

Isn’t there something comforting about weirdo citizens dominating local government meetings with their niche, single-minded interests, even when the world has ended? —EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1955, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1962, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

weirdo

noun

ˈwi(ə)rd-ō

plural weirdos

: a strange person