weirdo

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I am very scared of seeming like a weirdo, and stuff like 'asking her out' or 'giving her a rose' worries me cos I'm scared of her thinking I'm a weirdo.

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  1. noun Slang A person regarded as being very strange or eccentric.
  2. noun Slang A deranged, potentially dangerous person.

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  • Sending people weird emails, calling weird people at weird times to say weird things, being called a weirdo for talking to aforementioned golubella, and then laughing hysterically (in public) at all those weird occurrences like a crazy person. —  Kottu
  • He was always a weirdo, obsessed with death metal music and guns. —  mirror.co.uk - Home
  • Instead of being a weirdo or loner that society may be able to cajole back towards normalcy through negative social reinforcement, everyone from pedophiles and conspiracy theorists to hackers and "I did it for the lulz" trolls can meet up with hundreds of like-minded souls on the net who tell them what they're doing isn't abnormal; to the contrary, it's great! —  The Moderate Voice
  • I end up saying harsh things about acts that are unlikely to listen to such talk, e.g. they're going to keep dressing like bums, and I end up regretting I didn't dig for details about Natalie Stewart's branding or JWL. B's legal status when I really just wanted to enjoy myself and dance like a weirdo. —  ProHipHop: Hip Hop Business
  • They both play offbeat, 'weirdo' characters to an absolute T! —  AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters
 

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