weirdo, n. and a. slang.
(ˈwɪədəʊ)
[f. weird a. + -o2.]
A. n. = weirdie 1.
| 1955 L. Feather Encycl. Jazz 347 Weird-o, a weird person. 1958 Observer 13 Apr. 15/3 He is worried by Press reports which represent him as ‘a weirdo—there is another word for it’. 1967 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 13 Apr. 22/3 Another set of weirdos using a slick philosophy of revolt against the established order as camouflage for a lazy or corrupt existence. 1972 J. McClure Caterpillar Cop iv. 45 A shock-haired, bearded weirdo in a tartan dressing-gown and wellington boots. 1976 M. Machlin Pipeline xli. 448 We are near the village and I go back a lot, but like I said, they all treat me like I was some weirdo. 1981 London Rev. Bks. 3–16 Sept. 3 Santa Fe is acknowledged as a milieu of aesthetes and weirdos. 1984 Melody Maker 6 Oct. 34/4 This record is for the real weirdos. |
B. adj. Bizarre, eccentric, odd.
| 1962 Sunday Times 5 Aug. 20/6 Frankly, I'm sick of your whole weirdo line. Leave me alone. 1969 C. Burke God is Beautiful, Man (1970) 46 About halfway through the party a real weirdo thing happened. 1974 M. Moore Silver Birch Country 43 The lady I'm looking after is a dear old duck, completely weirdo, but she's got a terrible sense of humour, and I like her. 1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 2a/6 It..makes us sound like some sort of weirdo fanatics opposed to all medicine. |