weirdo

1 of 2

noun

ˈwir-(ˌ)dō 

plural weirdos

: a person who is extraordinarily strange or eccentric

weirdo

2 of 2

adjective

: strange, weird

Synonyms

Noun

• character
• codger
• crack
• crackbrain
• crackpot
• crank
• eccentric
• flake
• fruitcake
• head case
• kook
• nut
• nutcase
• nutter [British slang]
• oddball
• oddity
• original
• quiz
• screwball
• zany

Adjective

• bizarre
• bizarro
• cranky
• crazy
• curious
• eccentric
• erratic
• far-out
• funky
• funny
• kinky
• kooky
• kookie
• odd
• off-kilter
• off-the-wall
• offbeat
• out-of-the-way
• outlandish
• outré
• peculiar
• quaint
• queer
• queerish
• quirky
• remarkable
• rum [chiefly British]
• screwy
• spaced-out
• strange
• wacky
• whacky
• way-out
• weird
• wild

Examples of weirdo in a Sentence

Noun

one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about

Adjective

he saw some weirdo lights in the sky and immediately concluded that it had to be a UFO

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

She was set to unveil her new remix album for BRAT, which is loaded with friends and fellow weirdos, from Ariana Grande to Bon Iver to Bb trickz to Bladee. —Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2024

There's the Salem tourists flood in October and the Salem that pagans, heathers and weirdos like me enjoy the rest of the year. —Steph Solis, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024

Adjective

Vice presidential candidate and noted weirdo JD Vance appeared on testosterone enthusiast Joe Rogan’s podcast on Thursday to spread some of his most unhinged takes about trans people, just a few days before the U.S. elections. —Samantha Riedel, Them, 1 Nov. 2024

Barry’s Anthony Corrigan will play true weirdo Metamorpho, Isabela Merced will take up Hawkgirl’s mace, and Edi Gathegi will play Mister Terrific. —Zoe Guy, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1955, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1962, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

weirdo

noun

ˈwi(ə)rd-ō

plural weirdos

: a strange person