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weirdo

[weer-doh]

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noun

Informal.

plural

weirdos

an odd, eccentric, or unconventional person.
a psychopath, especially a dangerous or vicious one; psycho.
They caught the weirdo who attacked the children.

weirdo

/ ˈwɪədəʊ, ˈwɪədɪ /

noun

informal��a person who behaves in a bizarre or eccentric manner

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Word History and Origins

Origin of weirdo¹

First recorded in 1950–55; weird + -o

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And dancers are just weirdos — and I say this with all the love in my heart because I was a dancer and I love them more than anything.

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Money for influence or access is just how government works, according to the Court—it’s as American as apple pie and you’re the weirdo for thinking otherwise.

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Emma loves all things arachnid, and goes under various nicknames - spider girl, spider mama, even "weirdo", as her daughter calls her.

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Just because these weirdos on the Supreme Court are doing this doesn't mean the rest of the country is OK with it.

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And then there's Elon Musk, the wealthy weirdo nobody in America voted for, to whom Trump gave the keys to the federal government and told him he could fire anyone he wanted to.

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When To Use

�� does��weirdo mean?

A weirdo is a person who behaves in ways that are considered odd or unconventional.Weirdo is based on the adjective weird, which most commonly means strange, odd, peculiar, or bizarre. Weirdo is very informal. It can be used both negatively as an insult and positively as a compliment, depending on how you feel about someone else’s weird behavior.Much less commonly, weirdo can be used as an informal term for a person considered a dangerous psychopath.Example: My dog keeps licking the wall—what a weirdo!

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