English

Noun

dweeb ‎(plural dweebs)

1. (US, slang, pejorative) A boring, studious, or socially inept person. [From 1968.]

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:dork
• Sometimes used alongside nerd and geek, however dweeb does not carry the same connotations of intelligence.

Quotations

• No way, man, the biggest dweeb of them all with . . . Marilyn! – Edmund White, "My Women"
• There never is a Keanu but a dweeb looking at me – "If You Can't Dance", by the Spice Girls
• I may be dumb, but I'm not a dweeb. – "Self-Esteem", by The Offspring.

References

1. ↑ dweeb at Etymonline

Anagrams

• bedew