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dweeb

American  
[dweeb] / dwib /

noun

  1. Slang. nerd; wimp.


dweeb British  
/ dwiːb /

noun

  1. slang a stupid or uninteresting person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of dweeb

First recorded in 1980–85

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He failed to stop and later smashed into the frontages of Mr Dweeb Computer Repairs and Streathers Solicitors.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2016

The Dweeb flipped a switch and the factory floor came up on the monitor in grainy black and white.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

The Dweeb took a seat and put his sneak- ered feet on the Brazilian cherry oblong table.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

Reluctantly, the Dweeb let go of the box.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

I grab a clean napkin and write, Dweeb.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe

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