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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{suffix|en|weird|o|t2=person with characteristic}}.
From {{suffix|en|weird|o|t2=person with characteristic}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|en|/ˈwɪədəʊ/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈwɪədəʊ/|a=UK}}
* {{a|US}} {{IPA|en|/ˈwɪəɹdoʊ/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈwɪəɹdoʊ/|a=US}}
** {{audio|en|en-us-weirdo.ogg|Audio (US)}}
** {{audio|en|en-us-weirdo.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɪə(ɹ)dəʊ|s=2}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɪə(ɹ)dəʊ|s=2}}


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{{en-noun|es|s}}
{{en-noun|es|s}}


# {{lb|en|slang}} A [[strange]], [[odd]], [[eccentric]] person.
# {{lb|en|informal|chiefly|derogatory}} A [[strange]], [[odd]], [[eccentric]] person.
# {{lb|en|slang}} An [[insane]], possibly [[dangerous]] person.
# {{lb|en|informal|chiefly|derogatory}} An [[insane]], possibly [[dangerous]] person.


====Synonyms====
====Synonyms====
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====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en
⚫
* {{l|en|queerdo}}
|geardo
⚫
|queerdo
}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
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* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|чудак|m}}, {{t+|bg|особняк|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|чудак|m}}, {{t+|bg|особняк|m}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|騎呢怪}}, {{t|yue|骑呢怪|tr=ke4 le4 gwaai3}}
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|騎呢怪|tr=ke4 le4 gwaai3}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|podivín|m}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|podivín|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|härö}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hurluberlu}}, {{t+|fr|loufoque}}, {{t+|fr|zarbi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hurluberlu}}, {{t+|fr|loufoque}}, {{t+|fr|zarbi}}
* Georgian: {{t-needed|ka}}
* Georgian: {{t-needed|ka}}
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|különc}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|különc}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|furðufugl|m}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|furðufugl|m}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|cudakka}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|strambo}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|strambo}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|変な人|tr=hen na hito}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|変な人|tr=hen na hito}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|чу́дак|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|чу́дак|m}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|porowairangi}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|porowairangi}}
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*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|чудак}}
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|чудак}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|čudak}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|čudak}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|excéntrico|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|excéntrico|m}}, {{t|es|bicho raro|m}}, {{t|es|rarito|m}}, {{t+|es|anormal|m|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


===See also===
===See also===
{{col4|en
{{col-auto|en
|oddball
|oddball
|wingnut
|wingnut
|rando
|sicko
}}
}}


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* {{anagrams|en|a=deiorw|rowdie|wordie}}
* {{anagrams|en|a=deiorw|rowdie|wordie}}


[[Category:en:People]]
{{C|en|People}}

Latest revision as of 05:41, 16 October 2024

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From weird +‎ -o (“person with characteristic”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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weirdo (plural weirdoes or weirdos)

  1. (informal, chiefly derogatory) A strange, odd, eccentric person.
  2. (informal, chiefly derogatory) An insane, possibly dangerous person.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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Anagrams

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