weirdo
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weirdo¹
- /ˈwɪə.dəʊ/ UK
- /ˈwiɹ.doʊ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)dəʊ
Where it comes from
From weird + -o (“person with characteristic”). First attested in the early 1950s, in American English. The similar word weirdie (“odd, unconventional person”) is attested from earlier, in 1887; in Scottish English.
noun weirdoes · weirdos
-
A strange, odd, eccentric person.
Similar: strange person
-
An insane, possibly dangerous person.
Similar: mad person
adjective
- Weird. What's going on in this weirdo town?
Weirdo²
Where it comes from
Blend of Weir + weirdo
noun Weirdos
- A superfan of American science-fiction author Andy Weir.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: weirdie, weirdy, crazy, loony, looney, schmuck, creep, spook, freak, freaky, oddball, weird, bizarre, peculiar, strange, odd
Translations
Every language
noun strange person
| Español | excéntrico, bicho raro, rarito, anormal, subnormal |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 変な人 hen na hito |
| 中文 | 怪人 guàirén |
| Português | esquisito, esquisitoide |
| Français | hurluberlu, loufoque, zarbi, zinzin |
| Deutsch | Exzentriker, Spinner |
| Italiano | strambo |
| Ελληνικά | παράξενος paráxenos, ανώμαλος anómalos |
| Русский | чуда́к čudák |
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