Weirdo
noun
A person who behaves unusually or extraordinary; someone different from the norm in a peculiar or inexplicable way.
Everyone in the town thought he was a weirdo because of his strange habits.
Often appears as...
- act like a weirdo
- call someone a weirdo
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Marked by or causing weirdness or strangeness;.
His weirdo antics at parties always drew attention.
Often appears as...
- weirdo behavior
- weirdo antics
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A person who behaves unusually or extraordinary; someone different from the norm in a peculiar or inexplicable way.
Everyone in the town thought he was a weirdo because of his strange habits.
Often appears as...
- act like a weirdo
- call someone a weirdo
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Marked by or causing weirdness or strangeness;.
His weirdo antics at parties always drew attention.
Often appears as...
- weirdo behavior
- weirdo antics
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Use Sparingly
Calling someone a weirdo can be seen as offensive or hurtful. Use with caution in social situations.
I regret calling him a weirdo; it was more hurtful than I intended.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Conversations
The term 'weirdo' is often used among friends or in casual settings, but not in formal contexts.
My friends laughed when I called my cat a weirdo for chasing shadows.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
'Weirdo' can convey affection or humor when used between close individuals.
You're such a weirdo, but that's why we love you.
Pro Tip 1/3Use Sparingly
Calling someone a weirdo can be seen as offensive or hurtful. Use with caution in social situations.
I regret calling him a weirdo; it was more hurtful than I intended.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Conversations
The term 'weirdo' is often used among friends or in casual settings, but not in formal contexts.
My friends laughed when I called my cat a weirdo for chasing shadows.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
'Weirdo' can convey affection or humor when used between close individuals.
You're such a weirdo, but that's why we love you.
Pro Tip 1/3Use Sparingly
Calling someone a weirdo can be seen as offensive or hurtful. Use with caution in social situations.
I regret calling him a weirdo; it was more hurtful than I intended.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Conversations
The term 'weirdo' is often used among friends or in casual settings, but not in formal contexts.
My friends laughed when I called my cat a weirdo for chasing shadows.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
'Weirdo' can convey affection or humor when used between close individuals.
You're such a weirdo, but that's why we love you.
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The happy secret to...
that's clearly a measurement error and we know that's a measurement error because it's messing up my data so one of the very first things do we teach people in economics and statistics and business and psychology courses is how in a statistically valid way do we eliminate the weirdos how do we eliminate the outliers so that we can find the line of best fit which is
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Technology worth loving...
to general weirdos just look at the topic and see if we can build something in that really collaborative mindset then another question we asked ourselves is that can I both be inexpensive inexpensive because that means that it's inclusive and it's kind of more whimsical it's not this deep pocketed
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Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
in that they offer marvelous prospects, while, nonetheless, reducing pressure on energy and resources. But they will have a dark side. In our interconnected world, novel technology could empower just one fanatic, or some weirdo with a mindset of those who now design computer viruses,
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The shared experience of...
At this point -- at this point she's noticed me, but in New York there's weirdos on any given train car. One person's not that unusual. She goes back to reading her book, which is unfortunately titled "Rape." So she's noticed the unusual thing, but she's gone back to her normal life.
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Big data, small farms...
And here's what we value. People first. We're trying to build community around food, the people who love it and the people who grow it. We built this company to support small farms. Zero waste. We all hate wasting food, it just feels wrong -- even that weirdo banana
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Where in the World is...
there's this whole community of country counters you know a bunch of weirdos like me and i'm like oh my god accurately tracking exactly how many people have traveled to every country in the world is super difficult there's not an official body that tracks this
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The happy secret to...
If I got this data studying you, I would be thrilled, because there's a trend there, and that means that I can get published, which is all that really matters. There is one weird red dot above the curve, there's one weirdo in the room --
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Questioning the universe...
Why would they appear only to cranks and weirdos? If there is a government conspiracy to suppress the reports and keep for itself the scientific knowledge the aliens bring, it seems to have been a singularly ineffective policy so far.
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What Capitalism Gets...
to continue this path that capitalism has put us on, we cannot let governments collaborate with business to wreck the engine of the market. Weirdos trying stuff and sometimes being allowed to fail at it
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Meet the World's Tiniest...
true weirdo of the desert is the Welwitschia mirabilis it can live for a thousand years but it only has two leaves during its entire life this works because the leaves continuously grow at
Video examples
The happy secret to...
that's clearly a measurement error and we know that's a measurement error because it's messing up my data so one of the very first things do we teach people in economics and statistics and business and psychology courses is how in a statistically valid way do we eliminate the weirdos how do we eliminate the outliers so that we can find the line of best fit which is
Video examples
Technology worth loving...
to general weirdos just look at the topic and see if we can build something in that really collaborative mindset then another question we asked ourselves is that can I both be inexpensive inexpensive because that means that it's inclusive and it's kind of more whimsical it's not this deep pocketed
Video examples
Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
in that they offer marvelous prospects, while, nonetheless, reducing pressure on energy and resources. But they will have a dark side. In our interconnected world, novel technology could empower just one fanatic, or some weirdo with a mindset of those who now design computer viruses,
Video examples
The shared experience of...
At this point -- at this point she's noticed me, but in New York there's weirdos on any given train car. One person's not that unusual. She goes back to reading her book, which is unfortunately titled "Rape." So she's noticed the unusual thing, but she's gone back to her normal life.
Video examples
Big data, small farms...
And here's what we value. People first. We're trying to build community around food, the people who love it and the people who grow it. We built this company to support small farms. Zero waste. We all hate wasting food, it just feels wrong -- even that weirdo banana
Video examples
Where in the World is...
there's this whole community of country counters you know a bunch of weirdos like me and i'm like oh my god accurately tracking exactly how many people have traveled to every country in the world is super difficult there's not an official body that tracks this
Video examples
The happy secret to...
If I got this data studying you, I would be thrilled, because there's a trend there, and that means that I can get published, which is all that really matters. There is one weird red dot above the curve, there's one weirdo in the room --
Video examples
Questioning the universe...
Why would they appear only to cranks and weirdos? If there is a government conspiracy to suppress the reports and keep for itself the scientific knowledge the aliens bring, it seems to have been a singularly ineffective policy so far.
Video examples
What Capitalism Gets...
to continue this path that capitalism has put us on, we cannot let governments collaborate with business to wreck the engine of the market. Weirdos trying stuff and sometimes being allowed to fail at it
Video examples
Meet the World's Tiniest...
true weirdo of the desert is the Welwitschia mirabilis it can live for a thousand years but it only has two leaves during its entire life this works because the leaves continuously grow at
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Ally Walker
American Actress
I've always been a bit of an outsider... I just pop up, kind of. I have a life. I have children - I have three children - and I love the craft of acting; I'm dedicated to that... that's always meant more to me than just hanging out... I've always been kind of a weirdo in that respect, but if the role is good, I'm going to do it.
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Sia
Australian Musician
I don't care what people think of me, unless they think I'm mean or something, but I don't care if they think I'm like someone else because I know I'm not - I'm a total weirdo. I'm not selling a dream; I'm not selling fame like it is some sort of fantastic thing. I'm just trying to sell music and get on with my real life.
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Thomas Middleditch
Canadian Actor
In eighth grade, when I was just the school weirdo, my drama teacher put me in a play, and we came up with a few comedy bits. And that very first reaction, for an audience of supportive middle schoolers, I put my head out and pretended I got scared by the audience, and ducked back in. They all went: 'Yeah! That's great!
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Nicki Minaj
American Musician
I don't mind being called a weirdo. There are a lot of people in hip-hop who are probably never going to get what I do. But, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a female rapper.
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Andy Biersack
American Musician
I know what it's like to be an outcast in society. I know what it's like to want to find strength, and more importantly, I know what it's like to find that internal strength and rise out of the pain of being just sort of a weirdo.
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Josh Trank
American Director
I think maybe there's a part of me that needs adversity from the rest of the world in order to feel motivated to want to prove people wrong. I need people to be like, 'What is this weirdo doing?
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Wendi McLendon-Covey
American Actress
I like to play the weirdos. I like to play the people that are hard to like. You get to say and do things that you would never say and do in real life.
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Sam Rockwell
American Actor
Hollywood constantly wants to label you and type you into a certain category, 'Oh he's a comedy guy,' or the weirdo character guy or the villain.
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Aimee Osbourne
English Celebrity
I'm not some weirdo depressed daughter that's afraid of the world - that locks herself in her room all day.
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Zach Woods
American Actor
I've played a lot of characters who are creeps or weirdos, with a deep darkness underneath the surface.
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Ally Walker
American Actress
I've always been a bit of an outsider... I just pop up, kind of. I have a life. I have children - I have three children - and I love the craft of acting; I'm dedicated to that... that's always meant more to me than just hanging out... I've always been kind of a weirdo in that respect, but if the role is good, I'm going to do it.
Quote examples
Sia
Australian Musician
I don't care what people think of me, unless they think I'm mean or something, but I don't care if they think I'm like someone else because I know I'm not - I'm a total weirdo. I'm not selling a dream; I'm not selling fame like it is some sort of fantastic thing. I'm just trying to sell music and get on with my real life.
Quote examples
Thomas Middleditch
Canadian Actor
In eighth grade, when I was just the school weirdo, my drama teacher put me in a play, and we came up with a few comedy bits. And that very first reaction, for an audience of supportive middle schoolers, I put my head out and pretended I got scared by the audience, and ducked back in. They all went: 'Yeah! That's great!
Quote examples
Nicki Minaj
American Musician
I don't mind being called a weirdo. There are a lot of people in hip-hop who are probably never going to get what I do. But, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a female rapper.
Quote examples
Andy Biersack
American Musician
I know what it's like to be an outcast in society. I know what it's like to want to find strength, and more importantly, I know what it's like to find that internal strength and rise out of the pain of being just sort of a weirdo.
Quote examples
Josh Trank
American Director
I think maybe there's a part of me that needs adversity from the rest of the world in order to feel motivated to want to prove people wrong. I need people to be like, 'What is this weirdo doing?
Quote examples
Wendi McLendon-Covey
American Actress
I like to play the weirdos. I like to play the people that are hard to like. You get to say and do things that you would never say and do in real life.
Quote examples
Sam Rockwell
American Actor
Hollywood constantly wants to label you and type you into a certain category, 'Oh he's a comedy guy,' or the weirdo character guy or the villain.
Quote examples
Aimee Osbourne
English Celebrity
I'm not some weirdo depressed daughter that's afraid of the world - that locks herself in her room all day.
Quote examples
Zach Woods
American Actor
I've played a lot of characters who are creeps or weirdos, with a deep darkness underneath the surface.
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