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dweeb

noun

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Pronunciation: /dwiːb/

noun

Etymology: From 1968 US college slang, probably related to feeb. The 1980s backronym Dim-Witted Eastern-Educated Boor derives from apparent social and attitudinal differences between West Coast and East Coast US, and describes a stereotypical Ivy League graduate from Harvard, Yale, etc. Etymology tree ▲ English feebinflu. English dweeb

  1. A boring, studious, or socially inept person.

    I may be dumb, but I'm not a dweeb.

    There never is a Keanu but a dweeb looking at me.