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Recent Examples of dweeb
While Peters veers closer to a stock villain — the ubiquitous empowered dweeb, though those coding-sequence tattoo sleeves are a nice embellishment — Hasan Minhaj and Arturo Castro are appealing as Eve’s ENCOM associates.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Brooke portrays Penny, an alpha dweeb on a mission to take down the cool kids.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Ashley Brooke as Penny: An alpha dweeb on a mission to take down the cool kids.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
In nearly every comics appearance, Olsen is inherently something of a dweeb; a hanger-on to Lois and Clark who looks up to them and doesn’t always get respect back.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 16 July 2025
Nate, as a scared-of-his-own-shadow dweeb.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Brooke portrays Penny, an alpha dweeb on a mission to take down the cool kids.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Ashley Brooke as Penny: An alpha dweeb on a mission to take down the cool kids.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
In nearly every comics appearance, Olsen is inherently something of a dweeb; a hanger-on to Lois and Clark who looks up to them and doesn’t always get respect back.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 16 July 2025
Nate, as a scared-of-his-own-shadow dweeb.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dweeb
Noun
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Tape nerds will note that Dončić also made six 2s from the left side of the free-throw area.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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But then comes Pavia and his overperforming ‘Dores, the lackluster seasons and nerd-school jokes that gave way to FirstBank Stadium sell-outs and Heisman trophy campaigns.—
Andrea Williams,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The hard-to-shop-for scent snob in your family?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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On my African American side, there’s my father, who’s become a coffee snob and appreciates a great cup of black coffee made with beans from a small roaster.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Choosing to send only one hero per call will also substantially reduce the likelihood of succeeding — if the morons even stand for it.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With more than two dozen varieties, from mushroom Swiss to jalapeño cheddar, there’s a brat for just about every taste.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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According to his obituary, Funkhouser was born an Air Force brat in Michigan and played football in high school.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Woke scolds and anti-woke dolts alike objected to the image of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who appears to be using her hair as a leash.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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Those dolts and laggards that were holding them back are no longer a boat anchor.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
Noun
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When the book got big on TikTok in 2020, that was one of the types of videos that people made over and over — snot coming out of their noses, mascara running down their faces, heaving sobs.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Thompson’s Hedda is a clever, status-conscious snot raised to believe that her sole purpose is to be a rich man’s wife.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This guy is a dork, and DiCaprio plays him as such.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Oct. 2025
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Of course, Comey being a self-righteous dork is not an excuse for Trump to sic the DOJ on him.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Evil is insolent and strong; beauty enchanting but rare; goodness very apt to be weak; folly very apt to be defiant; wickedness to carry the day; imbeciles to be in great places, people of sense in small, and mankind generally unhappy.—
Sam Sacks,
WSJ,
18 Nov. 2016
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Hard to accept that these imbeciles represent the people in our government.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2016
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“Dweeb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dweeb. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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