dweeb

English

Etymology

From 1968 US college slang, probably related to feeb. [1]

The 1980s backronym Dim-Witted Eastern-Educated Boor derives from apparent social and attitudinal differences between West Coast and East Coast US, and describes a stereotypical Ivy League graduate from Harvard, Yale, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dwiːb/
  • Rhymes: -iːb

Noun

dweeb (plural dweebs)

  1. (US, originally college slang, now general slang, pejorative) A boring, studious, or socially inept person. [From 1968.]

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:dork
  • Sometimes used alongside nerd and geek, however dweeb does not carry the same connotations of intelligence.

Derived terms

Quotations

  • No way, man, the biggest dweeb of them all with . . . Marilyn! – Edmund White, "My Women"
  • There never is a Keanu but a dweeb looking at me – "If You Can't Dance", by the Spice Girls
  • I may be dumb, but I'm not a dweeb. – "Self-Esteem", by The Offspring.

References

  1. ↑ dweeb at Etymonline

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