dweeb

noun

Definition of dweebnext
slang
as in nerd

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Recent Examples of dweeb 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
  • Schedule nerds may be interested that American offered 28 and 27 flights ​to Kansas ​City on July ​9 and 10, with 373 and 372 flights ​to ​its Miami hub on the same two days.
    — Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The supermodel was one of the most surprising people to make the guest list, causing pandemonium amongst Swifties and pop culture nerds alike when she was photographed heading to the wedding in a gorgeous gold silk gown (what a gold rush).
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
Definition of nerd
Noun
  • Living in New York City has turned me into somewhat of a shoe snob.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • Beloved by coffee snobs and design aficionados alike, the Alessi stovetop coffee maker blends high-quality brewing with a form that is beautiful enough to leave out all day long.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2026
Definition of snob
Noun
  • Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 June 2026
  • Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.
    — Colm Tóibín, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
Definition of moron
Noun
  • The sleeveless body-skimming dress features a transparent mesh finish that left little to the imagination, totally transforming an otherwise classic LBD into something far more provocative (and brat-like).
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 25 June 2026
  • His menu includes more than two dozen food options, including the Southwest egg rolls ($11), quesadillas ($14), black and blue burger ($14), beer brat ($12), and fish and chips ($14).
    — Jenna Thompson June 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 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
  • The young ensign who, after seven seasons, remained an Ensign, Harry Kim was kind of the dork of the show, which is saying something for Star Trek.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
  • The movie concludes the issue wasn't technology, but that Bonnie simply needed to find like-minded people who are, no offense, huge dorks like her.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 20 June 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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