dweeb

noun

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as in nerd

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Recent Examples of dweeb The twist is that she’s already attached to Reynolds (Ben Foster), who looks like a dweeb — but is, in fact, an extremely wealthy and powerful drug kingpin. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026 Just what, exactly, is so relatable about the slapstick odyssey of this unfortunate white-collar dweeb? — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025 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. — 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dweeb
  1. nerd
  2. snob
  3. moron
  4. brat
  5. dolt
  6. snot
  7. dork
  8. imbecile
Noun
  • That’s what has kept it from thriving in South Florida for decades, despite early efforts by pioneering plant nerds.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • At first, these data would be cryptic—who besides the biggest air-pollution nerd would know the difference between 35 μg/m3 of particulate matter (yellow-level risk, per the AQI) and 60 μg/m3 (red-level risk)?
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Definition of nerd
Noun
  • Pinot Noir and Riesling snobs may prefer to hop across the lake to von Mandl’s winery that concentrates solelyon those grapes—Martin’s Lane.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
  • Living in New York City has turned me into somewhat of a shoe snob.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of snob
Noun
  • God help us all if some idiot, some moron, ever put you in charge.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
  • Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Definition of moron
Noun
  • Franklin had a reputation as one of the feistiest juniors in the country, a brat with a big ego and a big mouth.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • The event will have craft beer, brat tents, pony rides, a petting zoo and a kids’ area.
    — Nathan Pilling July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Definition of brat
Noun
  • So a lot of the counterintelligence training that's given to the troops, the officers, the defense contractors, a lot of it is kind of like, don't be naive, don't be a dolt, in short.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Most apartment buildings, basic or deluxe, barely qualify as architecture at all, not because they are designed by dolts but because developers (and the zoning code) demand a crushing efficiency.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of dolt
Noun
  • Hitting the snot out of the ball.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Two competitors enter the intimate venue looking to knock the snot out of each other.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of snot
Noun
  • One of the many reasons that Google Glass failed was that few people wanted to parade in public looking like cyber-dorks.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
  • At first, the slogan was seen as a rallying cry for dorks with expendable income.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Definition of dork
Noun
  • If the eventual outcome hadn’t been so tragic, and if one of the people involved hadn’t been an absolute imbecile, and if there hadn’t been a dearth of actual romance, their meeting would have made for good romantic fiction.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Insulting this imbecile became the most rewarding pastime on earth.
    — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Definition of imbecile

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“Dweeb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dweeb. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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