English Explanatory Dictionary

dweeb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A boring, studious, or socially inept person.

Pronunciation

/dwiːb/ En-au-dweeb.ogg

Word forms

dweeb dweebs

Etymology

From 1968 US college slang, probably related to feeb. The 1980s backronym Dim-Witted Eastern-Educated Boor derives from apparent social and attitudinal differences between West Coast and East Coast US, and describes a stereotypical Ivy League graduate from Harvard, Yale, etc. Etymology tree ▲ English feebinflu. English dweeb

Synonyms

dork flabbergast flabagast flabaghast gink nerd Nigel nosebleed

Derived words

dweebery dweebette dweebish dweeblet dweebling dweebness dweeby tweeb
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