Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dweeby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: dwee-by
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like, or characteristic of, a dweeb; nerdy, uncool.

American usage; Dated; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"THEY have no shame. That's my first reaction upon hearing that Candlestick Park has been violated by some dweeby Silicon Valley techno-name."
""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.""
"In the public imagination, vaping — with its oversize, multipart manipulatable products — has become associated with a techier, dweebier slice of the population."

Etymology

Etymology tree ▲ English feebinflu. English dweeb Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dweeby From dweeb + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dweebier (comparative) dweebiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

dweebily dweebiness

Questions

What does dweeby mean?: Like, or characteristic of, a dweeb; nerdy, uncool.
Where does dweeby come from?: Etymology tree ▲ English feebinflu. English dweeb Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dweeby From dweeb + -y.

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