dweeb
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- dweebish adjective
Etymology
Origin of dweeb
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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“He looked like a dweeb, for lack of a better word,” said Tony Annese, his first college head coach.
The main character of “The First Shadow” is Henry Creel, an adolescent dweeb who looks like Pee-wee Herman but has a malevolent side that could give Carrie a run for her prom night money.
From Los Angeles Times
No one knows because he just comes off as such a dweeb, you know what I'm saying?
From Salon
Blue checks used to be a creative class status symbol, and now they’re for dweebs who pay for a free website.
From Washington Post
To the dominant culture, they were dweebs, then Satanists, then back to dweebs.
From New York Times
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