weirdo /weirdy

weirdo /weirdy
Noun. A person perceived as objectionably unusual, an eccentric. Derog. Informal

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • weirdy — /wear dee/, n., pl. weirdies. Informal. weirdo. Also, weirdie. [1795 1805; WEIRD + Y2] * * * …   Universalium

  • weirdy — n. strange person; weirdo, weird person …   English contemporary dictionary

  • weirdy — weird•y or weird•ie [[t]ˈwɪər di[/t]] n. pl. weird•ies cvb inf weirdo • Etymology: 1795–1805 …   From formal English to slang

  • weirdo — /ˈwɪədoʊ/ (say weardoh) noun Colloquial someone who behaves in a strange, abnormal, or eccentric way. Also, weirdie, weirdy …  

  • weirdy — noun someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric • Syn: ↑creep, ↑weirdo, ↑weirdie, ↑spook • Derivationally related forms: ↑creepy (for: ↑creep), ↑creep …   Useful english dictionary

  • anomaly — n 1. deviation, aberration, aberrance, aberrancy, divergence, digression, departure, divagation, divarication, Rare. anomalism; abnormality, abnormity, irregularity, variation. 2. nonconformist, deviate, deviant, deviator, radical, heretic,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • deviate — v 1. veer, straggle, turn aside; wander, ramble, meander, stray, drift, rove, divagate, Scot, and North Eng. sklent; err, miss, go astray, lose one s way. 2. depart, diverge, deflect, vary, differ, change, step aside, steer clear of; curve, turn …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • eccentric — adj 1. unconventional, uncommon, unique, unusual, unorthodox, uncustomary, unwonted, rare, out of the ordinary; atypical, original, singular, exceptional, individual, lone, sole, solitary; unexampled, unparalleled, unprecedented, unfamiliar,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • nonconformist — n 1. misfit, maverick, dropout, loner, lone wolf, solitary, solitary man, fish out of water, square peg in a round hole; deviator, radical, Chiefly Brit. punk; deviate, deviant, anomaly, abnormality; freak, hippie, yippie, longhair, flower child …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • oddity — n 1. curiosity, rarity; card, character, case, sport, original, pip, eccentric, exception, individual; flake, freak, crackpot, rare bird, queer duck, queer potato; All Sl. weirdo, weirdy, creep, oddball, nut, loony, looner, screwball;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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