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Definition of weirdonext

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Recent Examples of weirdo
Adjective
André 3000, largely thanks to experiments in dress, is often considered the weirdo wild card, and Big Boi the straight man. New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 Give me this kind of weirdo interpretation over yet-another-stuffy-period-piece any day! Drew Broussard, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
By the early 1990s, Eugene had earned itself a reputation as a beacon of progressive-minded irreverence, drawing a pungent mix of weirdos, iconoclasts, and freethinkers. Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 Generation after generation of cretins and weirdos become Ramones lovers. Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for weirdo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weirdo
Adjective
  • Chip Honcho seems unlikely to be enormously loved by the track money, but weirder things have happened.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • This is a problem with anything that gets into that weird private equity, conglomerate zone.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • With its loose ends and digressions, Dream Me a Dream stays true to those idiosyncratic instincts while retaining enough of the welcoming glow of Dance of Love to make this an affecting farewell from an endearing eccentric.
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 22 June 2026
  • The eccentric cuz is quick to try and help Bobby solve problems, which often gets him into trouble, but ultimately pushes him out of his shell.
    Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
Adjective
  • Whatever ends up coming for Alpha, with their TV fragmented into a billion tiny screens, it’s bound to be bizarre.
    Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Former Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader's San Francisco Giants season has ended prematurely due to a bizarre scooter accident.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The character at its center is Bret Easton Ellis — played here by Igby Rigney, who does look eerily like the author’s high-school yearbook photo — and the book and series are largely inspired by Ellis’s real-life senior year at the Buckley School.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The show has new characters and a fresh storyline for Los Angeles.
    Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • That strange sense of incompletion hung over the Detroit Tigers’ clubhouse Saturday night.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Having collaborated with his parents since the late 1980s, Berenstain was no stranger to furthering the family legacy.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • People who see ghosts tend to see the same ghost wafting down the same staircase, but none of the characters populating Leo’s wacko hallucinations have returned for a repeat perfor-mance.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
  • This wacko crew was one of the greatest things in the history of television.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Bitingly funny in its comedy and wistful in its drama, the film rests on the delicate performance of newcomer Verma, a diminutive, age-appropriate actor who molds Ilyas in captivating ways.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • There are also funny cameos from Pete Davidson and Bobby Cannavale, both used well.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Ramones stood on stage not as rock gods or unattainable heroes, but as oddballs, misfits, and fellow outcasts in torn jeans.
    Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • The Wylkes Society’s members include many of the amiable oddballs Miles has met around town.
    Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026

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“Weirdo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weirdo. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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