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

259 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

138 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

37 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

21 7.7

A person who is often angry and has strange ideas

focuses on unpleasantly odd behaviour rather than irritation or odd beliefs

spook

vsweirdie

Offensive

20 7.8

A person who seems strange and makes others uncomfortable

emphasizes odd behaviour while this term stresses others' negative reaction

oddball

vsweirdie

Offensive

18 7.2

A person who acts in a strange way

adds a clearer sense that the behaviour feels unpleasant to others

odd man

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Informal

14 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

10 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

eccentric

vsweirdie

10 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

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

screwball

vsweirdie

Offensive

4 8.3

A person who behaves in a strange, silly way

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

eccentric person

vsweirdie

2 6.0

A person with unusual habits or behavior

is more negative and points to unpleasant eccentric behaviour specifically

odd fellow

vsweirdie

Informal

2 6.8

A person who acts in a way people think is strange

casts the same difference but with a negative, unpleasant tone

bizarro

vsweirdie

Slang

1 9.9

A person who behaves very strangely

is also informal but stresses unpleasant strangeness more

weirdy

vsweirdie

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who acts strange and makes others uncomfortable

has identical meaning but is an alternate spelling form

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

queer fish

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Archaic

1 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

1 9.4

A person who acts in an odd or unusual way

is more negative and implies people find the behaviour unpleasant

odd fish

vsweirdie

Informal

1 8.2

A person who behaves in a strange or unusual way

stresses that the odd behaviour is experienced as unpleasant or offputting

ouf

vsweirdie

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who behaves in a wild or strange way

focuses on being unpleasantly strange rather than playful craziness

Antonyms

normal

295 1.0

The usual or expected state

conventionalist

Formal

1 7.7

Supporting the idea that rules come from social agreement

How Strange

weirdie

Offensive

1 9.9

oddball

Offensive

18 7.2

eccentric

10 7.0

odd fellow

Informal

2 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.