dweeby
adjEtymology From dweeb + -y.
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US, Dated, Derogatory, General, Slang Like, or characteristic of, a dweeb; nerdy, uncool.
- THEY have no shame. That's my first reaction upon hearing that Candlestick Park has been violated by some dweeby Silicon Valley techno-name.1995 September 17, George Vecsey, “Sports of The Times; Candlestick Park Deserves Better Than a Nerdy Name”, in The New York Times:
- "Mother," Dominica whined, "Oggie Cooder is the dweebiest dweeb to ever walk the earth. I'll die of embarrassment if he comes to my birthday party."2016 January 5, Sarah Weeks, Cheese:
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- In the public imagination, vaping — with its oversize, multipart manipulatable products — has become associated with a techier, dweebier slice of the population.2018 July 4, Amos Barshad, “The Juul Is Too Cool”, in The New York Times:
- Derived terms
- dweebily, dweebiness