dweebs

plural of dweeb, slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dweebs
Noun
  • Drama of the nerds and the geniuses.
    Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • SpaceX has been blowing up Starship rockets left and right, and the space nerds seem to be cheering them on.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Adults, even music snobs, love the songs (as does Khloé Kardashian).
    Veronique Greenwood, Time, 29 May 2026
  • Neither of us are, like, coastal snobs in this way.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • This is different from the pastime counterfactuals enjoyed after the fact by barfly drunks and social media idiots.
    Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
  • Kids, let’s face it, are idiots by nature, and that’s not their fault.
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
    McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • But hey, at least these dopes get a periodic recess, right?
    David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Tyler has been off planting a false trail that the cops immediately fall for because Jericho law enforcement is three Normie dopes in a trench coat.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Dweebs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dweebs. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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