"dweeb" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dwiːb/ Audio: En-au-dweeb.ogg [Australia] Forms: dweebs [plural]
Rhymes: -iːb Etymology: From 1968 US college slang, probably related to feeb. Etymology templates: {{m|en|feeb}} feeb Head templates: {{en-noun}} dweeb (plural dweebs)
  1. (US, originally university slang, now general slang, derogatory) A boring, studious, or socially inept person. Tags: US, derogatory, general, slang Categories (topical): People, Universities Synonyms: dork, Nigel [Australia] Derived forms: dweebery, dweebish, dweebness, dweeby

Inflected forms

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