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Weirdo
//ˈwɪəɹdoʊ// adj, noun, slang
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Weird. not-comparable
"What's going on in this weirdo town?"
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
Etymology
Etymology 1
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.
Etymology 2
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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