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dweeb

[ dweeb ]
/ dwib /
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noun

Slang. nerd; wimp.

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RELATED WORDS

fool, weirdo, jerk, techie, geek, nerd, oaf, dolt, goober, goofball, dork, brain, grub, bookworm, grind, trekkie, poindexter, swotter

Nearby words

dwarfishly, dwarfism, dwarves, dwayne, dwb, dweeb, dweeby, dwell, dwell on, dwell time, dweller

Origin of dweeb

First recorded in 1980–85
Related formsdweeb·ish, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for dweeb

dweeb

/ (dwiːb) /

noun

slang, mainly US a stupid or uninteresting person

Word Origin for dweeb

C20: of unknown origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for dweeb

dweeb

n.

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper