- weirdo
- I. noun (plural weirdos) Date: circa 1955 a person who is extraordinarily strange or eccentric II. adjective Date: 1962 strange, weird
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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weirdo — ► NOUN (pl. weirdos) informal ▪ a strange or eccentric person … English terms dictionary
weirdo — [wir′dēwir′dō] n. pl. weirdos Slang a person or thing that is weird, strange, odd, bizarre, etc.: also weirdie [wir′dē] … English World dictionary
weirdo — UK [ˈwɪə(r)dəʊ] / US [ˈwɪrdoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms weirdo : singular weirdo plural weirdos informal someone who behaves in a way that seems strange … English dictionary
weirdo — [“wirdo] n. a strange person. □ She is sure a weirdo lately. □ Don’t be such a weirdo! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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weirdo — /wear doh/, n., pl. weirdos. Informal. 1. an odd, eccentric, or unconventional person. 2. a psychopath, esp. a dangerous or vicious one; psycho: They caught the weirdo who attacked the children. [1950 55; WEIRD + O] * * * … Universalium
weirdo — weird|o [ˈwıədəu US ˈwırdou] n plural weirdos informal someone who wears strange clothes or behaves strangely ▪ Jenny s going out with a real weirdo … Dictionary of contemporary English
weirdo — n An eccentric. That new boy is a kind of weirdo. 1960s … Historical dictionary of American slang
