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Twerp vs Dweeb - What's the difference?

twerp | dweeb |

Dweeb is a synonym of twerp.



As nouns the difference between twerp and dweeb

is that twerp is a fool, a twit while dweeb is a boring, studious, or socially inept person.

twerp

English

Alternative forms

* twirp

Noun

(en noun)
  • (UK, colloquial) A fool, a twit.
    • Now you've broken it, you twerp !
  • (US, colloquial) A small or puny person; one regarded as insignificant, contemptible.
    • Get out of my way, you little twerp !
  • (US, colloquial) A person who can be bullied playfully, or easily teased. Sometimes used as a pet-name (often for a younger sibling).

    • Synonyms

    * (puny person) twerk * (fool) twit * (fool) git

    Related terms

    * twerk

    References

    * See . English terms with unknown etymologies

    dweeb

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, slang, pejorative) A boring, studious, or socially inept person.

    • Synonyms

    * See also * Sometimes used alongside nerd and geek, however dweeb does not carry the same connotations of intelligence.

    Quotations

    * No way, man, the biggest dweeb of them all with . . . Marilyn! – , "My Women" [https://archive.is/20121204150452/www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/050613fa_fact] * There never is a Keanu but a dweeb looking at me – "If You Can't Dance", by the * I may be dumb, but I'm not a dweeb . – "Self-Esteem", by .

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