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⇱ DWEEB Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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slang
: an unattractive, insignificant, or inept person

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Just what, exactly, is so relatable about the slapstick odyssey of this unfortunate white-collar dweeb? β€”πŸ‘ Image
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025 While Peters veers closer to a stock villain β€” the ubiquitous empowered dweeb, though those coding-sequence tattoo sleeves are a nice embellishment β€” Hasan Minhaj and Arturo Castro are appealing as Eve’s ENCOM associates. β€”πŸ‘ Image
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025 Brooke portrays Penny, an alpha dweeb on a mission to take down the cool kids. β€”πŸ‘ Image
Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025 Ashley Brooke as Penny: An alpha dweeb on a mission to take down the cool kids. β€”πŸ‘ Image
Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025 In nearly every comics appearance, Olsen is inherently something of a dweeb; a hanger-on to Lois and Clark who looks up to them and doesn’t always get respect back. β€”πŸ‘ Image
James Grebey, Vulture, 16 July 2025 Nate, as a scared-of-his-own-shadow dweeb. β€”πŸ‘ Image
Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025

Word History

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origin unknown

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dweeb was in 1964

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β€œDweeb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dweeb. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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