plural weirdos
: a person who is extraordinarily strange or eccentric
Synonyms of weirdo
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
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Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Horror film Weapons and sports movie F1 both made it into the top category, while the weirdo Bugonia bolstered its chances for a nomination after being left off the SAG and the DGA’s big lists.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 13 Jan. 2026
Horror film Weapons and sports movie F1 both made it into the top category, while the weirdo Bugonia bolstered its chances for a nomination after being left off the SAG and the DGA’s big lists.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The point was to create the conditions for a bunch of weirdos to sit around and ask questions of one another.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Horror film Weapons and sports movie F1 both made it into the top category, while the weirdo Bugonia bolstered its chances for a nomination after being left off the SAG and the DGA’s big lists.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Diana drives us to Catskill to pick up Ryder, a lithe weirdo artist whose steampunk-fae aesthetic suits them perfectly.
—Literary Hub, 13 Jan. 2026
Horror film Weapons and sports movie F1 both made it into the top category, while the weirdo Bugonia bolstered its chances for a nomination after being left off the SAG and the DGA’s big lists.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Weirdo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weirdo. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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