dweeby
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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A scratch golfer, Ribeiro is best-known for his role as the dweeby but lovable Carlton Banks on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," but within golf circles, the actor is no slouch as an athlete.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 5, 2020
Ozymandias; the sharp-tongued Silk Spectre; and the dweeby Nite Owl—into his investigation.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 17, 2019
The dweeby Shakespeare in Love bagged all the Oscars, but this was the one that made the Bard feel fresh, and a generation remains for ever grateful.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 28, 2017
Huey Lewis didn’t just sing on the soundtrack of “Back to the Future” but also appeared in a quick scene as a dweeby megaphone-wielding Battle of the Bands judge. Spotting these people is like finding Waldo.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2016
The Gatorade inventors, some dweeby physiologists, were just trying to keep football players from collapsing in the Florida heat.
From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2013
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