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

Surrounded by a delightful cast of weirdos — with a scene-stealing, hilarious turn by Marc Maron as sleazy director Sam Sylvia — GLOW is a comedy match-up worth cheering for. —Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026

About watching a movie that isn’t trying to be great, but is trying to do something, anything, to entertain weirdos like you. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026

Adjective

As with other weirdo classics like Demilich’s Nespithe, Mastery’s VALIS, and Lykathea Aflame’s Elvenefris, Bekor Qilish has staked out his own hyper-specific crevasse of metal, and he’s gotten comfortable enough to start mercilessly bulldozing through it. —Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026

Explain that your weirdo hybrid won’t jump other cars in the normal way then find a neighbor who can help. 20. —Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 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