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dweeb
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dweeb  (dwb)
n. Slang
A person regarded as socially inept or foolish, often on account of being overly studious.
[Origin unknown.]
dweeb [dwiːb]
n
Slang chiefly US a stupid or uninteresting person
[of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dweebdweeb - an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
grind, nerd, swot, wonk
assimilator, learner, scholar - someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
Translations
dweeb [dwiːb] N (esp US) → memo/a m/f
dweeb
n (esp US inf) → trübe Tasse (inf), → Blödmann m (inf)


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