weirdie

1 9.9

A person who acts in a strange way that others find unpleasant

noun
/ˈwɪrdi/

Offensive

: bicho raro

At the party, she acted like a weirdie, telling strange jokes that made everyone uncomfortable.

Examples

He looks like a weirdie.

Night at the Museum (2006)
What are you, some kind of a weirdie?

Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
That's enough imagination for you, you little weirdie.

Lilo & Stitch (2025)
Everyone thought he was a weirdie because he always wore mismatched socks.
The new student was considered a weirdie for his unusual interests and odd fashion choices.

Synonyms

creep

vsweirdie

Offensive

314 6.8

A person who acts in a strange, unpleasant way that makes others feel uncomfortable

is similar but focuses more on odd behaviour than on causing unease

weirdo

vsweirdie

Offensive

119 7.0

A person who acts in a strange or unusual way

adds that the behaviour is felt as unpleasant or offputting

kook

vsweirdie

Offensive

35 8.8

A person who behaves in a very strange or wild way

is negative but usually less extreme in suggesting craziness

crank

vsweirdie

Offensive

29 7.7

A person who is often angry and has strange ideas

focuses on unpleasantly odd behaviour rather than irritation or odd beliefs

oddball

vsweirdie

Offensive

21 7.2

A person who acts in a strange way

adds a clearer sense that the behaviour feels unpleasant to others

spook

vsweirdie

Offensive

14 7.8

A person who seems strange and makes others uncomfortable

emphasizes odd behaviour while this term stresses others' negative reaction

odd man

vsweirdie

Informal

9 5.9

A person who does not fit in with a group

focuses more on odd and unpleasant behaviour rather than simple difference

odd man out

vsweirdie

Informal

8 6.1

A person who is clearly different from others and does not fit in

highlights that the difference is experienced as unpleasant or strange

screwball

vsweirdie

Offensive

5 8.3

A person who behaves in a strange, silly way

leans more negative, while this term can sound playful or odd

bizarro

vsweirdie

Slang

4 9.9

A person who behaves very strangely

is also informal but stresses unpleasant strangeness more

freakazoid

vsweirdie

Offensive

4 9.9

A person who behaves in a very strange or wild way

describes odd behaviour but less extreme or exaggerated in tone

eccentric person

vsweirdie

1 6.0

A person with unusual habits or behavior

is more negative and points to unpleasant eccentric behaviour specifically

eccentric

vsweirdie

1 7.0

A person who behaves in an unusual way that others find odd

adds that the behaviour is experienced as unpleasant rather than just odd

odd fellow

vsweirdie

Informal

1 6.8

A person who acts in a way people think is strange

casts the same difference but with a negative, unpleasant tone

bit of a weirdo

vsweirdie

Offensive

1 8.6

A person who acts a little strange or different

is stronger and more negative than the mild, somewhat odd tone here

weirdy

vsweirdie

Offensive

9.9

A person who acts strange and makes others uncomfortable

has identical meaning but is an alternate spelling form

ouf

vsweirdie

Offensive

9.9

A person who behaves in a wild or strange way

focuses on being unpleasantly strange rather than playful craziness

odd fish

vsweirdie

Informal

8.2

A person who behaves in a strange or unusual way

stresses that the odd behaviour is experienced as unpleasant or offputting

queer fish

vsweirdie

Archaic

9.9

A person who seems strange to other people

adds a negative sense that the behaviour is unpleasant to others

queer bird

vsweirdie

Archaic

9.4

A person who acts in an odd or unusual way

is more negative and implies people find the behaviour unpleasant

Antonyms

normal

35 1.0

The usual or expected state

conventionalist

Formal

7.7

Supporting the idea that rules come from social agreement

How Strange

weirdie

Offensive

1 9.9

oddball

Offensive

21 7.2

eccentric

1 7.0

odd fellow

Informal

1 6.8

Surface Forms

weirdie singular

weirdies plural

Morphology

weirdie = weird (transparent) = weird + ie

Formed by the adjective 'weird' plus the informal diminutive/pejorative suffix '-ie', yielding 'a person who is weird'.

Etymology

Weirdie comes from weird + the friendly ending -ie; weird once meant 'fate' but later came to mean 'strange' because of old stories about the supernatural, and the -ie makes it a small or personal form like 'doggie' or 'selfie'. So a weirdie is someone who behaves in an unpleasantly odd way.