dweeb
[ dweeb ]
/ dwib /
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noun
Slang. nerd; wimp.
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Origin of dweeb
First recorded in 1980–85
OTHER WORDS FROM dweeb
dweebish, adjectiveWords nearby dweeb
dwarf shoot, dwarf star, dwarf sumac, Dwayne, DWB, dweeb, dweeby, dwell, dwelling, dwelling house, dwelling place
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Dave Lizewski (played by Aaron Johnson) is a high-school dweeb ala Peter Parker.
British Dictionary definitions for dweeb
dweeb
/ (dwiːb) /
noun
slang, mainly US a stupid or uninteresting person
Word Origin for dweeb
C20: of unknown origin
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