weirdo

1 of 2

noun

ˈwir-(ˌ)dō 

plural weirdos

: a person who is extraordinarily strange or eccentric

weirdo

2 of 2

adjective

: strange, weird

Synonyms

Noun

• character
• codger
• crack
• crackbrain
• crackpot
• crank
• eccentric
• flake
• fruitcake
• head case
• kook
• nut
• nutcase
• nutter [British slang]
• oddball
• oddity
• original
• quiz
• screwball
• zany

Adjective

• bizarre
• bizarro
• cranky
• crazy
• curious
• eccentric
• erratic
• far-out
• funky
• funny
• kinky
• kooky
• kookie
• odd
• off-kilter
• off-the-wall
• offbeat
• out-of-the-way
• outlandish
• outré
• peculiar
• quaint
• queer
• queerish
• quirky
• remarkable
• rum [chiefly British]
• screwy
• spaced-out
• strange
• wacky
• whacky
• way-out
• weird
• wild

Examples of weirdo in a Sentence

Noun

one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about

Adjective

he saw some weirdo lights in the sky and immediately concluded that it had to be a UFO

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

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

They become invested in Layla’s whole romantic saga, but the funniest part about their involvement is that this movie paints them as annoying weirdos who love to harmonize random sentences. —Laura Bradley, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024

Adjective

Now, Gonzalez admits, Latino Dems can no longer shun their GOP cousins like the weirdo branch of the family at a carne asada. —Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024

Lewis also meets her perfect match in weirdo fearlessness with Amanda Kramer, the director of oddball sensations Give Me Pity! —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1955, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1962, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

weirdo

noun

ˈwi(ə)rd-ō

plural weirdos

: a strange person