Weird
adjective
Something or someone that is strange or unusual.
She has a weird taste in clothes.
Often appears as...
- weird taste
- weird feeling
adjective
Causing a feeling of surprise because it is not expected.
It was weird to see her in a formal dress.
Often appears as...
- weird to see
- weird to think
noun
Fate or destiny, especially seen as supernatural.
He met a weird on the road.
Usage tips
Literary
adjective
Something or someone that is strange or unusual.
She has a weird taste in clothes.
Often appears as...
- weird taste
- weird feeling
adjective
Causing a feeling of surprise because it is not expected.
It was weird to see her in a formal dress.
Often appears as...
- weird to see
- weird to think
noun
Fate or destiny, especially seen as supernatural.
He met a weird on the road.
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Nuance
Weird may express fascination or curiosity, not always negative.
His weird inventions eventually caught the public's eye.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjective Perception
What's weird for one person might be normal for another.
She finds clowns weird, but I love them.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
Weird often implies an eerie or supernatural twist, unlike 'strange.'
This house feels weird, like it's haunted.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Nuance
Weird may express fascination or curiosity, not always negative.
His weird inventions eventually caught the public's eye.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjective Perception
What's weird for one person might be normal for another.
She finds clowns weird, but I love them.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
Weird often implies an eerie or supernatural twist, unlike 'strange.'
This house feels weird, like it's haunted.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Nuance
Weird may express fascination or curiosity, not always negative.
His weird inventions eventually caught the public's eye.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjective Perception
What's weird for one person might be normal for another.
She finds clowns weird, but I love them.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
Weird often implies an eerie or supernatural twist, unlike 'strange.'
This house feels weird, like it's haunted.
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Why we laugh PIPE Sophie...
Also, you start to get these sort of contractions and weird whistling sounds, all of which mean that real laughter is extremely easy, or feels extremely easy to spot. In contrast, posed laughter, we might think it sounds a bit fake. Actually, it's not, it's actually an important social cue. We use it a lot, we're choosing to laugh in a lot of situations,
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What is love? - Brad...
And your love for your partner may be in its own dynamic relationship, healthy or totally weird, with the love of your parents and siblings. Love is also a set of behaviors we associate with the Holding hands, kissing, hugging, public displays of affection, dating, marriage,
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Danica Patrick Eats a...
and for years, I always used to eat them like this. What? And they taste disgusting because they're full of-- --this yellow kind of weird stuff and really pungent. It stays with you forever. But if you cook them and you barbecue them up, then it's perfect.
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The otherworldly...
and acting as food for deep-sea animals. Largely thanks to that, abundant life forms exist in the darkness, adapting to a harsh reality where only the weird and wonderful can survive. Fish with cavernous mouths, spiky teeth jutting from their jaws,
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The wacky history of...
Some things we know about science today may seem boring, but how we came to know them is incredibly fascinating. So if something bores you, dig deeper. It's probably got a really weird story behind it somewhere.
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Where do superstitions...
So how did it happen that people all over the world knock on wood, or avoid stepping on sidewalk cracks? Well, although they have no basis in science, many of these weirdly specific beliefs and practices
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A brief history of goths...
have in common with ancient barbarians? Not much. So why are both known as goths? Is it a weird coincidence or a deeper connection stretching across the centuries?
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A message from the next...
world long enough to give us a chance I'm hoping to do so many things I've only started as a writer as a creator youtuber and as a reader and weird how
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The Bowerbird's Grand...
A spot of limbering up accompanied by a weird and wheezy call from deep in his throat.
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
a spot of limbering up accompanied by a weird and wheezy call from deep in his
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Why we laugh PIPE Sophie...
Also, you start to get these sort of contractions and weird whistling sounds, all of which mean that real laughter is extremely easy, or feels extremely easy to spot. In contrast, posed laughter, we might think it sounds a bit fake. Actually, it's not, it's actually an important social cue. We use it a lot, we're choosing to laugh in a lot of situations,
Video examples
What is love? - Brad...
And your love for your partner may be in its own dynamic relationship, healthy or totally weird, with the love of your parents and siblings. Love is also a set of behaviors we associate with the Holding hands, kissing, hugging, public displays of affection, dating, marriage,
Video examples
Danica Patrick Eats a...
and for years, I always used to eat them like this. What? And they taste disgusting because they're full of-- --this yellow kind of weird stuff and really pungent. It stays with you forever. But if you cook them and you barbecue them up, then it's perfect.
Video examples
The otherworldly...
and acting as food for deep-sea animals. Largely thanks to that, abundant life forms exist in the darkness, adapting to a harsh reality where only the weird and wonderful can survive. Fish with cavernous mouths, spiky teeth jutting from their jaws,
Video examples
The wacky history of...
Some things we know about science today may seem boring, but how we came to know them is incredibly fascinating. So if something bores you, dig deeper. It's probably got a really weird story behind it somewhere.
Video examples
Where do superstitions...
So how did it happen that people all over the world knock on wood, or avoid stepping on sidewalk cracks? Well, although they have no basis in science, many of these weirdly specific beliefs and practices
Video examples
A brief history of goths...
have in common with ancient barbarians? Not much. So why are both known as goths? Is it a weird coincidence or a deeper connection stretching across the centuries?
Video examples
A message from the next...
world long enough to give us a chance I'm hoping to do so many things I've only started as a writer as a creator youtuber and as a reader and weird how
Video examples
The Bowerbird's Grand...
A spot of limbering up accompanied by a weird and wheezy call from deep in his throat.
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
a spot of limbering up accompanied by a weird and wheezy call from deep in his
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Dakota Fanning
American Actress
I think that role model is kind of a weird thing because obviously you are, but I try to make good choices and good decisions for myself for me to have a good life. If that inspires someone else, that is great, but I think you should do good for yourself and your own happiness.
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Selena Gomez
American Actress
The kids are fixing their eyes on social media, and the stories they're looking at may not be the most important things. I'm guilty of that, too. Do you want to look at Instagram or the news? It's a difficult, and weird, situation.
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Olly Alexander
English Musician
I've mostly worked in weird films playing weird characters, probably because I'm a weird person.
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Jonathan Maberry
American Author
I love weird science. I love weird action. I love weird characters.
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Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
Truth is weirder than any fiction I've seen.
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Kim Shattuck
American Musician
I think real life is weirder than fiction.
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Katya Zamolodchikova
American Entertainer
I've lived the wackiest, weirdest life.
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James Marsters
American Actor
I think truth is weirder than fiction.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
Life is weird, great and dangerous.
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Joey Jordison
American Musician
Life takes you down weird paths.
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Dakota Fanning
American Actress
I think that role model is kind of a weird thing because obviously you are, but I try to make good choices and good decisions for myself for me to have a good life. If that inspires someone else, that is great, but I think you should do good for yourself and your own happiness.
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Selena Gomez
American Actress
The kids are fixing their eyes on social media, and the stories they're looking at may not be the most important things. I'm guilty of that, too. Do you want to look at Instagram or the news? It's a difficult, and weird, situation.
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Olly Alexander
English Musician
I've mostly worked in weird films playing weird characters, probably because I'm a weird person.
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Jonathan Maberry
American Author
I love weird science. I love weird action. I love weird characters.
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Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
Truth is weirder than any fiction I've seen.
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Kim Shattuck
American Musician
I think real life is weirder than fiction.
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Katya Zamolodchikova
American Entertainer
I've lived the wackiest, weirdest life.
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James Marsters
American Actor
I think truth is weirder than fiction.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
Life is weird, great and dangerous.
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Joey Jordison
American Musician
Life takes you down weird paths.
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