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

Fewer teams, no travel ball weirdos, and kids that want to actually be there to learn and get better without losing a spot to some kid who’s parents sign them up to play the bare minimum to qualify for the LL tournaments. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Wrestling can attract lonely 20-somethings, misunderstood outsiders, and creative weirdos. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

Adjective

André 3000, largely thanks to experiments in dress, is often considered the weirdo wild card, and Big Boi the straight man. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

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

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