weirdo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strange, odd, eccentric person.
  2. An insane, possibly dangerous person.
adj
  1. Weird.
noun
  1. A superfan of American science-fiction author Andy Weir.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪədəʊ/ /ˈwɪəɹdoʊ/ en-us-weirdo.ogg

Word forms

weirdo weirdoes weirdos

Etymology

From weird + -o (“person with characteristic”). The earliest documented usages date to the early 1950s in the United States. The similar Scottish word "weirdie" (also referring to an odd, unconventional person) is attested from earlier, in 1887.

Synonyms

strange person mad person

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