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
Sarah Hagi, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
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
Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Much the way college radio established a safe space for weirdos on the left of the dial, Night Flight staked out misfit-friendly terrain on the upper reaches of basic cable.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
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Featuring all the wealth and drama that makes a show like this successful, only that these women are all slightly turned up on the weirdo scale.
—Sarah Hagi, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
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
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Gelb reduces Ligeti, a canonical twentieth-century figure, to a marginal weirdo who wrote esoteric gibberish.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Much the way college radio established a safe space for weirdos on the left of the dial, Night Flight staked out misfit-friendly terrain on the upper reaches of basic cable.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
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So, not a Rangers record, but certainly one for the weird record books in this weird season.Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The deeply weird and disinformation-filled conversation between Musk and Alice Weidel, the leader of Alternative for Germany (AfD), took place on X.David Gilbert, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
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My dedication, to help the waifs and strays and eccentrics of the music world together, continues to this day.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
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Robert Redford delivers folksy wisdom as a local eccentric who once had his own dragon encounter, and even Karl Urban’s greedy logger is more of a nuisance than an outright villain.Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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By Judy Berman January 17, 2025 6:00 AM EST The spectacular finale of Severance’s first season introduced a love triangle more bizarre than New Order could ever have imagined.Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Duran Duran has paid tribute to the late American filmmaker David Lynch, whose brilliant and bizarre films laid the inspirational groundwork for a young Nick Rhodes.Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2025
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Why is the company keeping Adam Scott's character Mark, specifically, under surveillance?Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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There were children’s books filled with illustrations of Black and brown characters and, of course, a science fiction area that sat next to a shelf dedicated strictly to Butler’s works.Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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Asked if there’s a moment that’s especially strange, like when the lineup is introduced or when the game starts, Beal said every moment is weird.Doug Haller, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The relationship ended abruptly when Vanessa Townsend, Townsend’s wife, received a strange flower delivery accompanied by a note informing her of the affair.Paige Harriss, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Nick Park directed this funny flick that may not be Aardman’s best, but minor Aardman is still a family film worth seeing.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Favorite Memory Activity: There needs to be a healthy level of trust for this activity to work well, but the idea is that people share a memory from their childhood, perhaps a funny story, challenging time or a proud moment.Julie Kratz, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Key Background Rumors of a rift developing between Lively and Baldoni started to emerge ahead of the film's premiere and were fueled by the press tour, during which the pair made no joint appearances (an odd arrangement for a film's star and its director and co-star).Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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While there are still some odd miscues leading to goals against, he’s done an excellent job limiting chances and driving enough offense to make up for it.Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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There’s simply no other platform that converts curious passersby to diehards so well.Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
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His attempts to find the hotel’s exit only pull him deeper inside, entangling him further with the hotel and its curious inhabitants.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Weirdo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weirdo. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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