as in weird
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
he saw some weirdo lights in the sky and immediately concluded that it had to be a UFO
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as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about
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Recent Examples of weirdo
Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 21 June 2025
There’s still room for weirdo teams like the 2011 Cardinals or 2021 Braves to make unlikely title bids, of course.
—Neil Paine, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Hoult has leading-man-handsome qualities, but he’s spent most of his career playing weirdos (The Order, Mad Max: Fury Road) and losers (The Menu, Juror #2) or some combination of the two (Superman).
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 July 2025
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Adjective
His wife is played by the one and only Franklin, who also has to deal with the Blues Brothers' weirdo order.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 21 June 2025
There’s still room for weirdo teams like the 2011 Cardinals or 2021 Braves to make unlikely title bids, of course.
—Neil Paine, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Noun
Thomas Crooks, the 20-year-old weirdo who somehow managed to crawl onto that roof and get a clean line of sight to the biggest target in the world, left virtually no trace.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Hoult has leading-man-handsome qualities, but he’s spent most of his career playing weirdos (The Order, Mad Max: Fury Road) and losers (The Menu, Juror #2) or some combination of the two (Superman).
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weirdo
Adjective
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As well as artifacts that mutate into weirder, more powerful weapons.—
Curtis Silver,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Like everybody else in the show, he’s squeezed by the various, weird incentives of a capitalist medical system.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2025
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These people’s histories range from the eccentric to the inspiring and are often stranger than fiction, memorable as well as consequential.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 July 2025
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Ra’s decades-long adherence to this personal mythology, along with his air of serene bemusement and his extravagant robes and headdresses, led to his popular image as a colorful eccentric.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The indictment of Adams’ former top advisor came a day after another member of Adams’ inner circle became embroiled in a bizarre apparent bribery attempt involving a news reporter.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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This descriptor originated from internet memes about bizarre scenarios happening in the state of Ohio.—
Mia Thurow,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The internet is ablaze with Reddit forums, magazine articles and blog posts detailing why main character Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) is the worst and how the writers disrespected the original.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Some of her post–Devil Girl writings anticipate stories and characters in her Patternist series.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The craft beer industry is in a strange place right now.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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At the campaign’s first big canvassing event in mid-December, primary field director Tascha Van Auken noticed something strange happening.—
Mark Chiusano,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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His search takes him to a wacko cult in the desert run by a scamster, and that of course puts the sheriff in deadly danger.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
6 July 2025
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You could also get lost attempting to read the splintered English and Hebrew letters running atop a stage festooned with wacko props and occult imagery.—
Andrew Lampert,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Adam Johnson, The Orphan Master’s Son Set in contemporary North Korea, this epic, harrowing, and darkly funny novel follows a man caught in a totalitarian machine.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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However, Perry apparently didn’t find the post funny.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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August movie releases tend to be strange outliers: oddball comedies, horror, anything that might not have been able to compete with the Marvels and Jurassic Worlds out there.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
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Selecting a real-life cultural moment as inspiration feels like a great way to marry an oddball sensibility with something at least potentially commercial.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Weirdo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weirdo. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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