weirdo

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noun

plural weirdos
: a person who is extraordinarily strange or eccentric

weirdo

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adjective

Examples of weirdo in a Sentence

Noun one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about Adjective he saw some weirdo lights in the sky and immediately concluded that it had to be a UFO
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Twenty years later, the proud weirdos who made the movie look back on their deadpan classic. Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 The 1985 film stars Ringwald as Claire, the popular, preppy girl; Estevez as Andy, the jock wrestler; Sheedy as Allison, the reclusive weirdo; Hall as Brian, the brainy nerd; and Judd Nelson as Bender, the rebellious outcast. Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
Adjective
In it, a group of cosmic misfits – including an infamous bounty hunter, a veteran mercenary (Kevin Hart), a tween explosives expert (Ariana Greenblatt) and a weirdo scientist (Jamie Lee Curtis) – is tasked with finding a missing girl. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024 Was Stone being a li’l weirdo in the studio with her pals Welch and Swift? Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for weirdo 

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1955, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weirdo was circa 1955

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“Weirdo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weirdo. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

weirdo

noun
ˈwi(ə)rd-ō
plural weirdos
: a strange person

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