as in weird
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
he saw some weirdo lights in the sky and immediately concluded that it had to be a UFO
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as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
The Curse, created by Benny Safdie and professional weirdo Nathan Fielder, was a very polarizing series.
—Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 25 July 2024
Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Communal arrangements are seen as a toll paid by the poor, the young, and counterculture weirdos.
—Lola Milholland, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
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Well, chalk up another one as Hauser knocks it out of the park on the weirdo scale as legendary game show contestant Michael Larson in The Luckiest Man in America, which just had its world premiere as one of the 2024 Toronto Film Festival’s opening-night attractions.
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The research station, based at the site of a deserted mining town, was a magnet for weirdos and plant lovers, naturalists and marmot chasers, flower people and climate watchers.
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This episode of What’s Ahead describes how this scheme works and leads to voter confusion and weird, undemocratic results.Steve Forbes, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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This is the company that made a weird dual-screen Game Boy and bongo controllers, after all.Andrew Webster, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2024
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The father and the mother are played by two of modern cinema’s most supremely talented eccentrics, Michael Shannon and Tilda Swinton.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
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Designers traditionally present themselves in public as preening demigods or fussy, difficult eccentrics, but neither is the vibe that Porte Jacquemus gives off.Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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Physicists debated for decades (opens a new tab) whether this bizarre superfluid-solid hybrid could exist.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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When her favorite author from childhood reemerges with a new book and a chance to win the only existing copy, Lucy sets out to win this bizarre competition filled with riddles and games.The Courier-Journal, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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Some of these data collections, such as character sheets, are for your reference only.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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His character, Callum Drift, is definitely the head of an organization called ELF, which stands for Enforcement, Logistics, and Fortification (there are multiple cute little acronyms like that in this movie), and which is basically the North Pole’s answer to the Secret Service.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Seven miles south of Cincinnati, stranger still, the world’s only museum dedicated to ventriloquism.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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These social commentary songs were strange; some had the N-word in it.Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
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Marcello Hernandez and Jane Wickline also stop by as a couple that is still confusingly together, which also has some funny moments.Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in this wickedly funny satire.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2024
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That’s where Laddie Coburn struck an odd juxtaposition to the traffic jam on West Agate Avenue.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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The luxury sedan with the odd name is for buyers with about $80,000 (with all options) to spend and who are considering a break from status quo.James Raia, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Then, its texture and scent likely attracted a curious feline.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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October 2024 Page of Swords: With the new moon solar eclipse in Libra on October 2 lighting up your third house of communication, the Page of Swords encourages you to stay curious and open-minded this month.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Weirdo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weirdo. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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