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I have heard this term for awhile. and wonder what all of you think about it's originations?

It strikes me as having a Beatnick era slang quality to it.

2006-11-15 18:20:56 · 1 answers · asked by Middy S 2 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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From etymonline:
weirdo: "strange person," 1955, from weird. Cf. earlier Scot. weirdie (1894).

So yeah, it's from the 50's.

2006-11-16 04:52:16 · answer #1 · answered by ³√carthagebrujah 6 · 1 0

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