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Recent Examples of dweeb
Just what, exactly, is so relatable about the slapstick odyssey of this unfortunate white-collar dweeb?
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
While Peters veers closer to a stock villain — the ubiquitous empowered dweeb, though those coding-sequence tattoo sleeves are a nice embellishment — Hasan Minhaj and Arturo Castro are appealing as Eve’s ENCOM associates.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Brooke portrays Penny, an alpha dweeb on a mission to take down the cool kids.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Ashley Brooke as Penny: An alpha dweeb on a mission to take down the cool kids.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
In nearly every comics appearance, Olsen is inherently something of a dweeb; a hanger-on to Lois and Clark who looks up to them and doesn’t always get respect back.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 16 July 2025
Nate, as a scared-of-his-own-shadow dweeb.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
While Peters veers closer to a stock villain — the ubiquitous empowered dweeb, though those coding-sequence tattoo sleeves are a nice embellishment — Hasan Minhaj and Arturo Castro are appealing as Eve’s ENCOM associates.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Brooke portrays Penny, an alpha dweeb on a mission to take down the cool kids.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Ashley Brooke as Penny: An alpha dweeb on a mission to take down the cool kids.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
In nearly every comics appearance, Olsen is inherently something of a dweeb; a hanger-on to Lois and Clark who looks up to them and doesn’t always get respect back.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 16 July 2025
Nate, as a scared-of-his-own-shadow dweeb.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dweeb
Noun
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This is a must-do for botany nerds seeking a nature fix.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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And the Model 3 appealed to tech nerds because it was packed with software-upgradeable tech like Autopilot and FSD.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Noun
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And don’t be a snob about English wines; the Camel Valley Pinot Noir Rosé Brut in particular tastes like sunset in a glass.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Coffee snobs can still get their fix without the health risk by brewing their morning cup with a travel french press.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The campaign tactic seems to resemble musician Charli XCX’s 2024 album, brat, complete with the same lime-green and black text that became synonymous with the sensation.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
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An Air Force brat, Erica thinks of San Antonio as home.—
Erica Grieder,
Houston Chronicle,
6 May 2026
Noun
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So a lot of the counterintelligence training that's given to the troops, the officers, the defense contractors, a lot of it is kind of like, don't be naive, don't be a dolt, in short.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Most apartment buildings, basic or deluxe, barely qualify as architecture at all, not because they are designed by dolts but because developers (and the zoning code) demand a crushing efficiency.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hitting the snot out of the ball.—
Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Sea snot has invaded the Aegean and killed off dozens of species in the Marmara.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bellino isn't some dork who has struggled in the female department.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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In Don’t Get High, an alpha dork and her merry gang of dweebs start an anti-drug group at their high school to make friends and influence people.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If the eventual outcome hadn’t been so tragic, and if one of the people involved hadn’t been an absolute imbecile, and if there hadn’t been a dearth of actual romance, their meeting would have made for good romantic fiction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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Insulting this imbecile became the most rewarding pastime on earth.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Dweeb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dweeb. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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