Weirdo
//ˈwɪəɹdoʊ// adj, noun, slang
adj, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A strange, odd, eccentric person. derogatory, informal
- 2 someone deranged and possibly dangerous wordnet
- 3 An insane, possibly dangerous person. derogatory, informal
- 4 someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Weird. not-comparable
"What's going on in this weirdo town?"
Example
More examples"What kind of sick weirdo are you?"
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.
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