to embrace dweebness

9.6

To accept and be proud of being nerdy or socially awkward

phrasal verb

Slang

: aceptar la rareza

She embraced dweebness and started a comic book club.

Examples

Many students find it empowering to embrace dweebness instead of feeling ashamed of their interests.
After years of pretending to be someone else, he finally decided to embrace dweebness and be himself.
She encourages her followers to embrace dweebness and celebrate what makes them unique.
Don't be afraid to embrace dweebness!
After years of pretending to be someone else, he finally decided to embrace dweebness and be himself.
Many students find it empowering to embrace dweebness instead of feeling ashamed of their interests.
She encourages her followers to embrace dweebness and celebrate what makes them unique.

Antonyms

to hide

∞ 1.0

To keep something so others cannot see or understand it

Surface Forms

embrace dweebness infinitive

embraced dweebness past

embraced dweebness past participle

embracing dweebness present participle

embraces dweebness third person singular

Morphology

embrace + dweebness

The verb 'embrace' (to adopt or accept) combined with 'dweebness' (the state or quality of being a dweeb, formed by the productive suffix -ness) yields a directly compositional meaning: to accept or take on one's nerdy/awkward qualities. This formation follows regular English morphology and semantic composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Embrace dweebness gives a clear picture: imagine you embrace your dweebness by hugging your nerdy, awkward side instead of hiding it. That's why it means 'to accept and take pride in' those qualities.