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  • adjective Like, or characteristic of, a dweeb; nerdy, uncool.

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Examples

  • But my handing out my business card sounds kind of dweeby to me.

    Vegas made me think of this. Leftover, too. « Dating Jesus 2009

  • Cantwell totally coasted, Mike was predictable and kind of dweeby, and Guthrie screwed up enough on the big issues to remind me that he's still an big-L.

    Sound Politics: Today's Senate Debate 2006

  • I mean, they probably called it "dweeby" or something back then, but you get my point.

    Great White Snark 2009

  • Any true Brat Pack devotee knows that the ending of Pretty in Pink was changed -- originally, Ringwald's character ended up with her adorably dweeby best friend, Duckie, who came from a similarly challenged economic background.

    Susannah Gora: Pretty in Pink at 25: Still a Class Act Susannah Gora 2011

  • Any true Brat Pack devotee knows that the ending of Pretty in Pink was changed -- originally, Ringwald's character ended up with her adorably dweeby best friend, Duckie, who came from a similarly challenged economic background.

    Susannah Gora: Pretty in Pink at 25: Still a Class Act Susannah Gora 2011

  • “I know you'll be tempted to get involved in . . . illicit activities now that you won't be under the watchful eye of your dweeby graduate student dorm monitor.”

    The First Apartment: A Rite of Passage Con Chapman 2011

  • Mr. Obama presided over a witty, boyish afternoon news conference in which he scolded Republicans and called on all Americans to stage a denial-of-service attack on their dweeby blogs.

    Your Weekend Debt Deal Cliffhanger Peter Jeffrey 2011

  • Any true Brat Pack devotee knows that the ending of Pretty in Pink was changed -- originally, Ringwald's character ended up with her adorably dweeby best friend, Duckie, who came from a similarly challenged economic background.

    Susannah Gora: Pretty in Pink at 25: Still a Class Act Susannah Gora 2011

  • Eventually we get to some amateur filming of middle management and somewhat dweeby Wikus (pronounced Vikus) van der Merwe who is in charge of relocating 1.8 million aliens.

    District 9: A Movie Review « Colleen Anderson 2009

  • Political attacks only work if they hook into what voters already believe: Newt is an anger-bomb, Ron Paul is an irritable isolationist, Rick Santorum is a dweeby bedroom-policeman, Mitt Romney is a computer from the future sent to eliminate the need for humans.

    Johnny Depp, the Obamas and that Halloween party | Ana Marie Cox 2012

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