demento

[ dih-men-toh ]

noun

, Slang.

, plural de·ment·os.

1. a deranged, mentally disturbed, or fanatic person; lunatic; nut.

Word History and Origins

Origin of demento¹

dement(ed) + -o

Example Sentences

Seattleite Rainn Wilson remembers when he first heard a song by “Weird Al” Yankovic on the Dr. Demento radio show not long after his family moved to Chicago when Wilson was 16.

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One true element in “Weird” is the mentor-mentee relationship between Dr. Demento and Weird Al.

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“But it was not remotely close to the way it is in the movie. Dr. Demento in real life does not throw pool parties filled with celebrities,” Wilson says.

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He has a small cameo in “Weird,” but Wilson says Oswalt wasn’t available for the larger role of Dr. Demento.

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“I did text Patton and said, ‘Thank you for allowing me to take on the mantle of Dr. Demento,’ and he wished me well, a passing of the torch,” Wilson says.

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