weirdo

nounadjectivecommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈwɪə.dəʊ//
United States//ˈwɪəɹ.doʊ//

A strange, odd, eccentric person.

noun

1
informalA strange, odd, eccentric person.
2
informalAn insane, possibly dangerous person.

Etymology

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.

adjective

1
Weird.
What's going on in this weirdo town?
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Forms

plural: weirdoes, weirdos

weir · An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow…Weir · A surname.weird · Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.

weirdo · A strange, odd, eccentric person.

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