weirdo

1 of 2

noun

plural weirdos
: a person who is extraordinarily strange or eccentric

weirdo

2 of 2

adjective

Examples of weirdo in a Sentence

Noun one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about Adjective he saw some weirdo lights in the sky and immediately concluded that it had to be a UFO
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Noun
Three-time Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan is its heart, providing a grounding presence between the grumpy musician and lovable weirdo. Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025 Despite the rather unseemly elements of the Fenn hunt—more than a few weirdos stalked Fenn and his family, and one even broke into his house—Gold & Greed argues that this spirit of outdoor exploration made the ordeal worth it. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
At Comic Con, a normie named Dwayne (Ansley Melham) with striking blue eyes—notable, because Betty’s seeing in color for the first time—shrugs her off as a weirdo cosplayer. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025 My constituents, and a majority of this country, put Trump in the White House, not this unelected, weirdo billionaire. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weirdo

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1955, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weirdo was circa 1955

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“Weirdo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weirdo. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

weirdo

noun
ˈwi(ə)rd-ō
plural weirdos
: a strange person
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