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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
Co-written by Gilliam and Michael Palin, with appearances by Palin as a luckless dweeb through the ages and John Cleese as a posh Robin Hood, “Time Bandits,” the film, was very much a Python work.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
“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
“No autographs, girls. I know you want some Leo time, but I’m way too cool. You better just hang around that ugly dweeb Narcissus. He’s lame!”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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