dweeb
Americannoun
noun
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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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
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 • Apr. 22, 2025
“Hollywood refuses to write even one story about an actual company startup where the CEO isn’t a dweeb and/or evil,” Musk tweeted last year.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2023
This is one of the reasons Devi pictures Des as a dweeb before they meet in person.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2022
The young Cicero was a shrimp and dweeb, confessing that he wrote poetry in the hours his contemporaries dedicated to “parties and gambling and ball games. ”
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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