DWEEB

swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb

(noun) an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dweeb (plural dweebs)

(US, originally college slang, now general slang, pejorative) A boring, studious, or socially inept person. [From 1968.]

Synonyms

• See also dork

• Sometimes used alongside nerd and geek; however, dweeb does not carry the same connotations of intelligence.

Anagrams

• bedew, bewed

Source: Wiktionary



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