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dweeb

 
(dwēb) pronunciation
n. Slang
A person regarded as socially inept or foolish, often on account of being overly studious.

[Origin unknown.]


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A very technical person. Dweebs sometimes call sales people "slime," anybody interested in technology for profit rather than the art of it. See nerd and geek.

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noun

    An unpleasant, tiresome person: bore. Slang drip, jerk, nerd, pill, poop2. See like/dislike.


1. n. an earnest student. (Collegiate.)  Don't call Bob a dweeb! Even if he is one.
2. n. a strange or eccentric person; a nerd.  This place is filled with dweebs of all sizes.

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noun, US

Someone held in contempt, esp. a swot or 'weed'; a nerd. (1982 —) .
Chicago Tribune Any community that can knowingly elect a dweeb like Edwin Eisendrath as alderman obviously has a precious sense of fun (1990).

[Origin uncertain; perh. influenced by dwarf and weed feeble person.]


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fjols, idiot

Nederlands (Dutch)
onaantrekkelijke idioot

Français (French)
n. - nul (péj), poule mouillée

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Langweiler, (ugs.) Idiot

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σπασίκλας

Italiano (Italian)
pignolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) tapada (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
совсем не привлекательный

Español (Spanish)
n. - estúpido, cobarde

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nolla

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
讨厌鬼, 乏味的人, 头脑简单的人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 討厭鬼, 乏味的人, 頭腦簡單的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 바보, 얼간이, 겁쟁이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - くだらない奴, 気の利かない奴, つまらない奴

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שקדן, אדם משעמם, לפלף‬


 
 

 

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