Dweeb

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dwiːb/
• Rhymes: -iːb

Origin

From 1968 US college slang, probably related to feeb.

dweeb at Etymonline

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.

Full definition of dweeb

Noun

1. (US, slang, pejorative) A boring, studious, or socially inept person. From 1968.

Synonyms

• Sometimes used alongside nerd and geek, however dweeb does not carry the same connotations of intelligence.

Anagrams

• bedew