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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
Synonyms: Adjective
bizarre, bizarro, cranky, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny, kinky, kooky (also 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 (also whacky), way-out, weird, wild
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one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking aboutAdjective
he saw some weirdo lights in the sky and immediately concluded that it had to be a UFORecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Everything was in place for Prince, this weirdo and musical freak of nature, to go from being a star to a legendary icon who would become a defining figure of his generation. — Bomani Jones, Essence, "'Purple Rain' Is Still Brilliant 35 Years Later," 25 June 2019 The people who don’t comfort eat, those are the weirdos. — Rachel Sugar, Vox, "Anxiously, I called a health psychologist to find out.," 9 Nov. 2018 One of my hobbies is investigating weirdo investments. — ExpressNews.com, "Investing like a rock star?," 21 June 2019 This is in any case an extremely assorted collection, as befits a crew of variegated weirdos, each with a diagram pulsating above his or her head. — Luc Sante, Harper's magazine, "A Crew of Variegated Weirdos," 10 Jan. 2019 The process of organizing to find fellow weirdos in an alienating world has a rich history in geek spaces. — Devon Maloney, The Verge, "How the first Wakandacon escaped the fan convention curse," 13 Aug. 2018 Speaking of weirdos, why doesn’t everyone have the same response? — Rachel Sugar, Vox, "Anxiously, I called a health psychologist to find out.," 9 Nov. 2018 Those two lovable weirdos are definitely still together in some universe! — Teen Vogue, "9 Unforgettable Life Lessons From "10 Things I Hate About You"," 31 Mar. 2019 Even Ducati's SuperSport—its official name, not its class—competes as a sort of threshold-straddling weirdo, with a modest 937-cc motor pushing 110 horses through a pudgy 463 pounds, wet. — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, "Motorcycle Makers Are Bailing Out of Building Supersport Bikes. Not Kawasaki.," 12 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'weirdo.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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