"dweeb" meaning in All languages combined

See dweeb on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /dwiːb/ Audio: En-au-dweeb.ogg Forms: dweebs [plural]
Rhymes: -iːb Etymology: From 1968 US college slang, probably related to feeb. Etymology tree Anglo-Norman feblebor. Middle English feble English feeble English mind English -ed English minded English feeble-minded English feebinflu. English dweeb Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|influence|en>feeb>feeble|id=boring person|tree=1}} Etymology tree Anglo-Norman feblebor. Middle English feble English feeble English mind English -ed English minded English feeble-minded English feebinflu. English dweeb Head templates: {{en-noun}} dweeb (plural dweebs)
  1. (US, dated, originally university slang, now general slang, derogatory) A boring, studious, or socially inept person. Tags: US, dated, derogatory, general, slang Categories (topical): People, Universities Synonyms: dork, Nigel [Australia] Derived forms: dweebery, dweebish, dweebness, dweeby

Inflected forms

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