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Recent Examples of dweeb
But that doesn’t mean that JT is right or, more to the point, isn’t a dweeb.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Nate, as a scared-of-his-own-shadow dweeb.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
But that doesn’t mean that JT is right or, more to the point, isn’t a dweeb.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
The man is the definition of a dweeb and made an already insufferable season completely unwatchable.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2023
Yet the dweeb, the doorknob insists he is being guided by the spirit.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 May 2022
Which, honestly, is some serious high school stuff — not wanting to hang out with the super dweeb because that might make one dweeby by association.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 May 2022
But there’s plenty more to learn about the dweeb-turned-pop-superstar, whose origins and motivations unravel across eight episodes of Chris Miller and Phil Lord’s whodunnit, which premiered on Apple TV Plus on Jan. 28.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 Feb. 2022
While credibility is not a major priority here, one major point of disbelief requires suspending: Former child Disney series regular Short is no one’s idea of an undateable dweeb.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Feb. 2022
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Nate, as a scared-of-his-own-shadow dweeb.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
But that doesn’t mean that JT is right or, more to the point, isn’t a dweeb.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
The man is the definition of a dweeb and made an already insufferable season completely unwatchable.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2023
Yet the dweeb, the doorknob insists he is being guided by the spirit.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 May 2022
Which, honestly, is some serious high school stuff — not wanting to hang out with the super dweeb because that might make one dweeby by association.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 May 2022
But there’s plenty more to learn about the dweeb-turned-pop-superstar, whose origins and motivations unravel across eight episodes of Chris Miller and Phil Lord’s whodunnit, which premiered on Apple TV Plus on Jan. 28.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 Feb. 2022
While credibility is not a major priority here, one major point of disbelief requires suspending: Former child Disney series regular Short is no one’s idea of an undateable dweeb.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dweeb
Noun
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Take it from a film critic: Even gawky beta nerds get smothered by their own internalized masculinity.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Wednesday night gives us a grudge match worth watching, and a sliding-doors moment to bask in and nerd out.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lisette Olivera assumes the mantle as Jess Valenzuela, a history buff and puzzle snob working odd jobs in New Orleans and mourning the recent death of her mother.—
Joshua Alston,
Variety,
14 Dec. 2022
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On their first day in town, treat your food snob to a fireworks show of Dallas at its most sophisticated.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
23 Mar. 2022
Noun
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Stunning stat: The new kiosks could speed up checkout for ballpark essentials — brats, fries, cheese curds and drinks — by as much as 40%, Delaware North manager Pete Spike told Axios.—
Kyle Stokes,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Trachtenberg, whose death at 39 was announced on February 26, spent much of her career playing the most likable version of a precocious brat, a know-it-all who gets away with just about everything thanks to her doe eyes and charisma.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As boss, Patrick Kramer eschews the oily portrayal of some to make his Franklin Hart a straight-up dolt.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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As boss, Patrick Kramer eschews the oily portrayal of some to make his Franklin Hart a straight-up dolt.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Hechinger is the perfect choice for the role, bringing just the right of optimism and obliviousness to an endearingly pathetic dork who finds the opportunity to be heroic.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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Quaid has gotten good at playing a fake-feminist dork: seemingly funny and well-meaning, his charm a thin veneer for a lot of seething, nerdy resentment (his work in Scream is another fine example).—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Evil is insolent and strong; beauty enchanting but rare; goodness very apt to be weak; folly very apt to be defiant; wickedness to carry the day; imbeciles to be in great places, people of sense in small, and mankind generally unhappy.—
Sam Sacks,
WSJ,
18 Nov. 2016
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Hard to accept that these imbeciles represent the people in our government.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2016
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“Dweeb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dweeb. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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