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dweeb

Someone who is considered uncool, typically due to overt studiousness or social awkwardness. Don't be such a dweeb! It's Friday night—we should be partying. I can't go to the prom with that dweeb, how embarrassing! Come on, that beautiful girl wouldn't talk to a dweeb like me.
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dweeb

(dwib)
1. n. an earnest student. (Collegiate.) Don’t call Bob a dweeb! Even if he is one.
2. n. a strange or eccentric person; a nerd. This place is filled with dweebs of all sizes.
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