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| | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== |
| | From 1968 US college slang, probably related to {{term|feeb|lang=en}}. <ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=dweeb&searchmode=none ''dweeb''] at Etymonline</ref> | | From 1968 US college slang, probably related to {{term|feeb|lang=en}}. <ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=dweeb&searchmode=none ''dweeb''] at Etymonline</ref> |
| − | * The 1980s [[backronym]] ''Dim-Witted Eastern-Educated Boor'' derives from apparent social and attitudinal differences between West Coast and East Coast US, and describes a stereotypical Ivy-league graduate from Harvard, Yale, etc. | + | |
| | + | The 1980s [[backronym]] ''Dim-Witted Eastern-Educated Boor'' derives from apparent social and attitudinal differences between West Coast and East Coast US, and describes a stereotypical Ivy-league graduate from Harvard, Yale, etc. |
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| | ===Pronunciation=== | | ===Pronunciation=== |
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| | # {{US|slang|pejorative}} A [[boring]], studious, or [[social]]ly [[inept]] person. {{defdate|From 1968.}} | | # {{US|slang|pejorative}} A [[boring]], studious, or [[social]]ly [[inept]] person. {{defdate|From 1968.}} |
| − | # {{US|slang|pejorative|backronym}} Dim-Witted Eastern-Educated Boor. {{defdate|1980s}} | |
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| | ====Synonyms==== | | ====Synonyms==== |
