weirdo

weird·o

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [weer-doh]
- /ˈwɪər doʊ/
- /ˈwɪə.dəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [weer-doh]
- /ˈwɪər doʊ/

Definitions of weirdo word

noun plural weirdo an odd, eccentric, or unconventional person. 1
noun plural weirdo a psychopath, especially a dangerous or vicious one; psycho: They caught the weirdo who attacked the children. 1
noun weirdo A person whose dress or behavior seems strange or eccentric. 1
countable noun weirdo If you describe someone as a weirdo, you disapprove of them because they behave in an unusual way which you find difficult to understand or accept. 0
noun weirdo a person who behaves in a bizarre or eccentric manner 0
noun weirdo a person or thing that is weird, strange, odd, bizarre, etc. 0

See all 8 definitions of weirdo

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Origin of weirdo

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; weird + -o

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Parts of speech for Weirdo

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Weirdo

weirdo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for weirdo

noun weirdo

freak — a fleck or streak of color.
oddball — a person or thing that is atypical, bizarre, eccentric, or nonconforming, especially one having beliefs that are unusual but harmless.
crackpot — If you describe someone or their ideas as crackpot, you disapprove of them because you think that their ideas are strange and crazy.
geek — computer geek
misfit — something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.

adjective weirdo

off the beaten track — formed or shaped by blows; hammered: a dish of beaten brass.
non-conformist — a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
anarchistic — An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism.
uncustomary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
off-the-wall — markedly unconventional; bizarre; oddball: an unpredictable, off-the-wall personality.

All 19 Synonyms of weirdo