dweeb

[ dweeb ]

noun

1. Slang. nerd; wimp.

dweeb

/ dwiːb /

noun

1. slang.
   a stupid or uninteresting person

Other Words From

• dweebish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dweeb¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Word History and Origins

Origin of dweeb¹

C20: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

At the same time, the Trump rallies seem stale and he looks, more and more, like a delusional dilettante with the demeanor of a dawdling dweeb on downers.

From Salon

No one knows because he just comes off as such a dweeb, you know what I'm saying?

From Salon

Blue checks used to be a creative class status symbol, and now they’re for dweebs who pay for a free website.

From Washington Post

To the dominant culture, they were dweebs, then Satanists, then back to dweebs.

From New York Times

“Hollywood refuses to write even one story about an actual company startup where the CEO isn’t a dweeb and/or evil,” Musk tweeted last year.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• geek
• nerd