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dweeb

[dweeb] /dwib/
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noun
1.
Slang. nerd; wimp.
Origin of dweeb
1980-1985
First recorded in 1980-85
Related forms
dweebish, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for dweeb

dweeb

/dwiːb/
noun
1.
(slang, mainly US) a stupid or uninteresting person
Word Origin
C20: of unknown origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for dweeb
n.

1968, U.S. college student slang, probably a variant of feeb "feeble person."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang definitions & phrases for dweeb

dweeb

modifier

: biggest dweeb award of all

noun

A despised person; creep, nerd (1980s+ Teenagers)

The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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