as in eccentrics
a person of odd or whimsical habits
one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about
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Recent Examples of weirdos
Not bad for a bunch of weirdos.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
The point was to create the conditions for a bunch of weirdos to sit around and ask questions of one another.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
The weirdos saved civilization, sure, but what good is civilization if not to further humanity?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2025
Yet the show’s gentle sweetness endures as a portrait of ordinary weirdos reaching for decency.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The comedian Tim Robinson seems to love playing obsessive weirdos.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2025
The magazine was full of lovable weirdos who knew inordinate amounts about cuneiform or animal husbandry and were prone to causing collisions in the hallway because their faces were buried in paper proofs.
—Ismail Ibrahim, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Some of the best collaborations ahead will come from unexpected DMs and late-night debates with your fellow weirdos.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 26 Oct. 2025
Made mostly of muscle without a bone in their bodies, these wonderful weirdos can squeeze into spaces scarcely bigger than their eyeballs.
—Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
The point was to create the conditions for a bunch of weirdos to sit around and ask questions of one another.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
The weirdos saved civilization, sure, but what good is civilization if not to further humanity?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2025
Yet the show’s gentle sweetness endures as a portrait of ordinary weirdos reaching for decency.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The comedian Tim Robinson seems to love playing obsessive weirdos.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2025
The magazine was full of lovable weirdos who knew inordinate amounts about cuneiform or animal husbandry and were prone to causing collisions in the hallway because their faces were buried in paper proofs.
—Ismail Ibrahim, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Some of the best collaborations ahead will come from unexpected DMs and late-night debates with your fellow weirdos.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 26 Oct. 2025
Made mostly of muscle without a bone in their bodies, these wonderful weirdos can squeeze into spaces scarcely bigger than their eyeballs.
—Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weirdos
Noun
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On his mother’s side, a line of troubled souls and eccentrics.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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The logger and railsplitter occasionally encounters American eccentrics, like a chatty drifter prone to sporting bible verses and an old coot of a demolitions expert with a philosophical bent.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Morton kosher salt; process until nuts are very finely chopped, about 30 seconds.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Granola One of the original ‘health foods,’ granola contains many nutritious ingredients, such as oats, nuts, and seeds.—
Sarah Anzlovar,
Verywell Health,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Weirdos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weirdos. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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