dweeb

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When confronted with the issue whether or not to fire the dweeb, his answer was a firm and authoritive "present".

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  1. noun Slang A person regarded as socially inept or foolish, often on account of being overly studious.

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  • Common synonyms include dork, dweeb, geek , and loser , although there are subtle differences among those categories. —  The Word Detective
  • The American version turned Lister into a square-jawed blue collar hero, Rimmer into a dweeb, and Cat into a sexy woman in a catsuit. —  Filling the Well
  • The dweeb-love angle here is sort of cute: guilt all sexually active female members of the freshman class on Valentine's Day —  IvyGate
  • Am I just a dweeb or does this bother anyone else? —  Original Signal - Transmitting Web 2.0
  • This had to have been the most cringeworthy moment for a dweeb like Henry!
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