dweeb

Etymology

From 1968 US college slang, probably related to feeb.

noun

  1. (US, originally university slang, now general slang, derogatory) A boring, studious, or socially inept person.
    I may be dumb, but I'm not a dweeb. 1994, Dexter Holland (lyrics and music), “Self Esteem”, in Smash, performed by The Offspring
    There never is a Keanu but a dweeb looking at me. 1996, Richard Stannard, Matt Rowe (lyrics and music), “If U Can't Dance”, in Spice, performed by Spice Girls
    No way, man, the biggest dweeb of them all with . . . Marilyn! 2005-06-13, Edmund White, “My Women”, in The New Yorker

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