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dweebish

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dweeb

  [dweeb]
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–noun
Slang. nerd; wimp.
Origin:
1980–85

Related forms:
dweebish, adjective
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dweeb [dwib]

  1. n.
    an earnest student. (Collegiate.) : Don't call Bob a dweeb! Even if he is one.
  2. n.
    a strange or eccentric person; a nerd. : This place is filled with dweebs of all sizes.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

dweeb 
1968, U.S. college student slang, probably a variant of feeb "feeble person."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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