as in weird
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
he saw some weirdo lights in the sky and immediately concluded that it had to be a UFO
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as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about
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Recent Examples of weirdo
New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
He’s veered from outsider rants as Uncle Jim to cryptic lo-fi acoustic guitar, creepy outsider folk, masterful one-man weirdo pop, and stunning, reverent covers of songs by Tom T. Hall, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, and more.
—Marc Masters, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
For all you macabre-loving weirdos, HorrorHound Weekend is a great opportunity to meet other fans and industry professionals, participate in costume contests, get an autograph from a celebrity slasher and more.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2026
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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
He’s veered from outsider rants as Uncle Jim to cryptic lo-fi acoustic guitar, creepy outsider folk, masterful one-man weirdo pop, and stunning, reverent covers of songs by Tom T. Hall, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, and more.
—Marc Masters, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
About watching a movie that isn’t trying to be great, but is trying to do something, anything, to entertain weirdos like you.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
For all you macabre-loving weirdos, HorrorHound Weekend is a great opportunity to meet other fans and industry professionals, participate in costume contests, get an autograph from a celebrity slasher and more.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weirdo
Adjective
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The movie goes from this weird, seedy love motel to the industrial backwaters, and these long walks and talks down empty streets.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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The show hinges on finding an ordinary person who, plunged into a group of people he’s never met before, doesn’t reject them as weird or objectionable but embraces them at some basic human level.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
Noun
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But what the New Yorker writer left behind is some of the finest prose of the 20th century, focusing primarily on the eccentrics, scalawags, seamen, and other denizens of New York’s dank corners.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
2 May 2026
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The town’s overflowing with charming Midwest eccentrics, including a cocky mayor (Henry Winkler) and a welcoming barkeep (Lena Headey).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That’s just a really bizarre back and forth to exist in.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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As the story builds toward a violent showdown between the mourners and the town, the reader will be entranced by its surreal language and bizarre logic.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Two, people might pretend to be different characters or scenarios, which can add excitement.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Comic book character Selina Kyle was first introduced in 1940 as part of DC Comics' Batman series.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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The author could herself be considered predatorial, having written her own children in as the books’ protagonists, saddling them with a strange kind of fame.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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This strange occurrence echoes what happened at the top of the dot-com bubble 26 years ago.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
Noun
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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
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This wacko crew was one of the greatest things in the history of television.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Cindy Morgan, who played bombshell Lacey Underall, recalled to Sports Illustrated in 2010 that, funny as Dangerfield was, the comic was nervous about his performance.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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Abdullah Saeed’s Deli Boys debuted last year with a bang, quickly establishing itself as one of the most vibrant, funny, and well-rendered shows streaming.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Then there are oddballs – traction control – pretty rare in this class, alongside ABS, and a belt drive.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 May 2026
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Wyck is an oddball — every town seems to have one.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Weirdo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weirdo. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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