as in weird
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
he saw some weirdo lights in the sky and immediately concluded that it had to be a UFO
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as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about
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Recent Examples of weirdo
Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
My constituents, and a majority of this country, put Trump in the White House, not this unelected, weirdo billionaire.
— Congressman Jared Golden (@RepGolden) February 4, 2025
Musk is stepping on the president’s toes — making decisions without his approval, pursuing his own agenda.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
The frankly baffling transaction electrified the internet’s Magic Bullet Theory set, as bug-eyed weirdos took to social media to claim that NBA commissioner Adam Silver had engineered the trade as a means to boost the league’s TV ratings.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The result, with Raab in the lead, channeling both Peter Lorre and Max Schreck, is a bridge between Weimar-era cinema and Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu and a must for any fan of weirdo horror.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
My constituents, and a majority of this country, put Trump in the White House, not this unelected, weirdo billionaire.
— Congressman Jared Golden (@RepGolden) February 4, 2025
Musk is stepping on the president’s toes — making decisions without his approval, pursuing his own agenda.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
Her versatility as a performer laid the groundwork for future legends like Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, and Kate McKinnon to embrace their own eccentric weirdos.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
The frankly baffling transaction electrified the internet’s Magic Bullet Theory set, as bug-eyed weirdos took to social media to claim that NBA commissioner Adam Silver had engineered the trade as a means to boost the league’s TV ratings.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weirdo
Adjective
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The weirdest thing about it relative to those older pre-M2 Airs is still the display notch, a small cutout at the top of the screen that houses the camera.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Mar. 2025
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Yes and no, which is a really weird thing about me.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Rachel does a great job conveying such collective endeavors and group dreaming, the whole circumference of people who support bands: friends of friends, drop-of-a-hat designers, stopgap agents, stall owners, dealers, grandparents with record collections, eccentrics without portfolios.—
Ian Penman,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Would love to know what these career eccentrics make of the pomp and pageantry of the Grammys.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The esoteric will never sit completely comfortably in the mainstream, because that’s the point of it: to be unusual, bizarre, absurd.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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So many of the characters on this show speak with such bizarre, precise dialogue that can only make sense in the Severance world.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Assisted by cartoonishly indie flourishes, like words and other onomatopoeia scribed across the frame, the film’s slight, low-budget stylings allow for a greater concentration on character moments, usually by way of rapid-fire punchlines.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2025
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Especially since another character is literally going to need a hole drilled in his skull without anesthetic and has manned up enough to deal with that.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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Local Pointers for Great Salt Lake State Park The nearby historic Saltair is just a couple miles from the park (a five-minute drive) and is a strange and interesting site to check out.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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What happened was that all of this comedy spoken in Kansai-ben was understood nationwide as being funny.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Despite the presence of funny guys Jack Black, Steve Zahn, and Paul Rudd, as well as the comical videos released so far as promos for Anaconda, Black says the upcoming film does come with scares.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Mountain West got four teams in the bracket, but Boise State was the odd one out despite wins over Clemson and Saint Mary’s.—
Tess DeMeyer,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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While early iterations of generative AI often yielded odd or impractical results, today’s models rival professionals thanks to decades of breakthroughs.—
Haokun Qin,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Folks may be curious to know who is replying to their content and investigate what your business is all about.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Now that final number being below the opening week totals for Chromatica is a bit curious – especially considering there seems to be more passion for the music of Mayhem versus its predecessor – but still nothing to scoff at.—
Katie Atkinson,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Weirdo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weirdo. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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