weirdo
Americannoun
plural
weirdos-
an odd, eccentric, or unconventional person.
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a psychopath, especially a dangerous or vicious one; psycho.
They caught the weirdo who attacked the children.
noun
Usage
What does weirdo mean? A weirdo is a person who behaves in ways that are considered odd or unconventional.Weirdo is based on the adjective weird, which most commonly means strange, odd, peculiar, or bizarre. Weirdo is very informal. It can be used both negatively as an insult and positively as a compliment, depending on how you feel about someone else’s weird behavior.Much less commonly, weirdo can be used as an informal term for a person considered a dangerous psychopath.Example: My dog keeps licking the wall—what a weirdo!
Etymology
Origin of weirdo
Example Sentences
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Steven Lee Johnson’s Charlie, the dorky assistant sound engineer, is an amiable weirdo, though I missed the way Andrew R. Butler played him almost like a space alien in New York.
From Los Angeles Times
I’m a weirdo when it comes to my backpack, I’m aware.
From Literature
As the class cleared, I witnessed the greatest assortment of weirdos I’ve ever encountered.
From Salon
It’s like the quarterback and homecoming queen losing a popularity contest to a wheezing weirdo.
Getting the devices out means keeping out the importuning virtual world, with its entertainers and weirdos and cyberbullies, and creating space for psychic and physical rest.
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