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dweeb

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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, swotter

Nearby words

dwarfish, dwarfism, dwarves, dwayne, dwb, dweeb, dweeby, dwell, dwell on, dwell time, dwelling

Origin of dweeb

First recorded in 1980–85

Related forms

dweeb·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
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