Dictionary

weirdo en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɪə.dəʊ/ (UK)
• /ˈwiɹ.doʊ/ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From weird + -o (“person with characteristic”). First attested in the early 1950s, in American English. The similar word weirdie (“odd, unconventional person”) is attested from earlier, in 1887; in Scottish English.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Weird.
   • What's going on in this weirdo town? 2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Twilight Town:

weirdo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɪə.dəʊ/ (UK)
• /ˈwiɹ.doʊ/ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From weird + -o (“person with characteristic”). First attested in the early 1950s, in American English. The similar word weirdie (“odd, unconventional person”) is attested from earlier, in 1887; in Scottish English.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, informal) A strange, odd, eccentric person.
2. (derogatory, informal) An insane, possibly dangerous person.

Forms

Deriveds

geardo · Weirdo · weirdo shirt · queerdo

Relateds

oddball · wingnut

Synonyms

mad person (insane person) · strange person (strange person)

Translations (36)

cmn 怪人 (strange person) · kmr eletewş (strange person) · fr hurluberlu (strange person) · sh чудак (strange person) · pt esquisitoide (strange person) · mi porowairangi (strange person) · izh cudakka (strange person) · cs podivín (strange person) · es rarito (strange person) · gd baoghal (strange person) · pl cudak (strange person) · pl dziwak (strange person) · nb raring (strange person) · mk чу́дак (strange person) · fr zinzin (strange person) · fr zarbi (strange person) · ru чуда́к (strange person) · es anormal (strange person) · bg особняк (strange person) · el ανώμαλος (strange person) · de Exzentriker (strange person) · fi härö (strange person) · is furðufugl (strange person) · es subnormal (strange person) · es excéntrico (strange person) · pt esquisito (strange person) · sh čudak (strange person) · bg чудак (strange person) · ja 変な人 (strange person) · el παράξενος (strange person) · hu különc (strange person) · yue 騎呢怪 /骑呢怪 (strange person) · fr loufoque (strange person) · it strambo (strange person) · de Spinner (strange person) · es bicho raro (strange person)