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dweeb

/dwiːb/

dweeb noun: a boring, studious, or socially inept person.

Noun

dweeb (plural dweebs)

  1. (US, dated, derogatory, general, slang) A boring, studious, or socially inept person.
    • I may be dumb, but I'm not a dweeb.1994, Dexter Holland, “Self Esteem”, in Smash, performed by The Offspring
    • There never is a Keanu but a dweeb looking at me.1996, Richard Stannard, Matt Rowe, “If U Can't Dance”, in Spice, performed by Spice Girls

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Forms of dweeb

pluraldweebs

Origin of dweeb

From 1968 US college slang, probably related to feeb. The 1980s backronym Dim-Witted Eastern-Educated Boor derives from apparent social and attitudinal differences between West Coast and East Coast US, and describes a stereotypical Ivy League graduate from Harvard, Yale, etc.

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Questions about dweeb

What does dweeb mean?
Dweeb means a boring, studious, or socially inept person.
What part of speech is dweeb?
Dweeb is a noun.
How do you pronounce dweeb?
Dweeb is pronounced /dwiːb/.
What is the plural of dweeb?
The plural of dweeb is dweebs.

Words near dweeb in the dictionary

  1. DWCV
  2. DWD
  3. DWeb
  4. Dweck
  5. Dwecks
  6. dweeb
  7. dweebery
  8. dweebette
  9. dweebettes
  10. dweebier
  11. dweebiest

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