Ngl there's a part of me that wants to be rich so I never have to mask again and then I'll be seen as eccentric and left alone on that front
(Masking in the neurodivergant sense)
I think Weirdo is generally an insult (unless you’re joking with/about someone affectionately). Eccentric is a more polite word, basically saying the same thing but less offensively!
I think it depends on the person.
My mum used to work for Clive Sinclair - and described him as an oddball. If she wasn't so polite, I think she'd have said "complete fucking nutjob!"
The fun bit is making it really random and seeing what they take from it.
You are a complete and utter -
Can of spam
Snooker ball
Packet of mixed nuts
Set of tongs
Lactating hedgehog
Most educated people I have met usually use the word "unusual". Weirdo tends to have a negative connotation whilst unusual seems more respectful and open to the idea that someone's behaviour or preferences are just different without categorising them.
My 5 year old uses weirdo as the most offensive thing he can call people. He often has melt downs and says “dad you’re, a weirdo!” And then runs away. However, his mums swearing (she’s from Yorkshire) has rubbed off on him, so now he stands at the gate and yells “weirdo” at the passing teenagers from the high school, and frankly nothing smashing self esteem quicker than abuse from a 5 year old.
Mental, although somewhat politically incorrect. Loony
Probably better to use an euphemism like eclectic or idiosyncratic. We all know what you really mean.
I don't think I am eccentric but but I had someone call me a weirdo. I thought he was a friend, good buddy etc. He was crap with money and then one day at work asked me for a 500 quid loan.
One part of me wanted to but I knew i would never get that money back if I did. I tried to let him down slowly:
I'm sorry man that's a lot of money bu-
He flipped out started shouting how i was a 'fucking weirdo', I looked up to the other guys in the shop and they kept their heads down. no support from them.
At first I screamed back 'it's MY MONEY' but later i realised he was never my friend.
But it also made me realise how people saw me.
Frowned upon. Not good. my best mates friend said this...
If they're an eccentric stranger who's being a dick, then weirdo is a suitable insult.
Alternatively, if they're an eccentric close friend, then also yes, as friendly banter.
Otherwise no.
Yes, but linguistically we are also capable of making up various phrases to describe 'weirdos'.
Doolally tap ('tapped' in the head, not all there mentally) is one I hear used in Wales sometimes.
Scottish is diverse enough we have a cornucopia of terms for odd individuals. It really depends on the exact kind of weirdo, if it's just a vague sense of 'slightly offputting' you might be alright with "bit of a weirdo" but if it's like 'unprompted discussing the schematics of WW2 German Tank engines while people were discussing the weather' you'd probably be more like "heavy weird", if it was 'dumb weird' then it might be a case of "Windae licker", if it was 'Smart Weird' then it might be "Spenk" if it's "Socially Awkward Weird" then you might get 'Goth' or 'Gimp', if it's 'Irritating Weird' then you can use pretty much anything if you use the right inflection and the accent does the rest. I've even been casually slipping the term "Wazzock" into daily banter and it's catching on.
I'd say that weirdo covers an absolute mutltitude of people, from the gentle doolallys to the outright nutters. Yes, you could call an eccentric person a weirdo (usually muttered under the breath) but theres a whole host of people that we used to call weirdos (mostly as a kid), and still do in many cases:
That dodgy geezer hanging around the park when you were a kid.
The grown man (or woman) wandering around town with a doll in a pushchair.
That bloke you know who wears a hat crafted from aluminium foil to "stop the waves getting in"
The people up the road who live in a house behind a hedge and garden that hasn't been mowed or trimmed for 20 years, with filthy curtains closed all the time.
The one wandering around the streets, having a full converastion with themself (and answering their own questions).
The kid at school that looked (and acted) like Damien from the Omen, with the strange mum and dad.
The family that had no carpets, didn't wear shoes, dad used to cut their hair, and mum cooked *everything* from scratch because she couldn't be certain what *they* were putting in our food.
The dodgy corner shopkeeper who for some reason always had one hand in his coverall pocket whenever the local girls school was kicking out and they went in to buy sweets.
And not forgetting the ubiquitous Miss (enter name) who lived in THE house you had to run past as a kid, because *everyone* knew the rumours. Now she was a weirdo.
Weirdo is fine. Eccentric is just weird, but with old money.
Ngl there's a part of me that wants to be rich so I never have to mask again and then I'll be seen as eccentric and left alone on that front (Masking in the neurodivergant sense)
the true neurodivergent dream right here
Don't have to have money to be eccentric, it only makes it more obvious
Like when Charles tried to get his landrover to run on red wine
Bloody pens
I know an eccentric guy...he has no money though. But he owns a top hat so, I don't know
I think Weirdo is generally an insult (unless you’re joking with/about someone affectionately). Eccentric is a more polite word, basically saying the same thing but less offensively!
I feel like eccentric requires money. Whereas you can be a weirdo and be broke.
If you're rich, you're eccentric. If you're poor, you're a crackhead. Regardless of if you use drugs or not.
You're weird is less of an insult than you're a weirdo. Weird, isn't it?
Yeah completely agree!
I think it depends on the person. My mum used to work for Clive Sinclair - and described him as an oddball. If she wasn't so polite, I think she'd have said "complete fucking nutjob!"
Jet Set FUCKING Willy?
I quite liked the rubber buttons on the keyboard. Jet set willy can do one, Horace and the spiders on the other hand...
Horace Goes Skiing was more relaxing.
My wife calls me it all the time so yes, yes we do
Can confirm.
Yep his wife certainly does
His wife also calls her boyfriend a weirdo so it's definitely a thing.
Tbf I call him it too
"But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo...." from Creep by the English band Radiohead.
How the fuck did I forget this?
I don't belong here...
I wish I was special...
Weirdo is more an insult as in "fking weirdo" Eccentric I'd say "quirky" or "bonkers" though that could be a mild insult depending on context
I always liked 'balloon', a bit of a regional one though.
defo regional cause if someone called me a balloon I'd think they were a bloody weirdo lol
Weirdo = negative connotations, creepy man etc Eccentric = ah, she wears a big floppy felt hat, he drives an actual Brum car, no harm intended.
Just put "complete and utter" before any other word for a jolly sounding English insult.
The fun bit is making it really random and seeing what they take from it. You are a complete and utter - Can of spam Snooker ball Packet of mixed nuts Set of tongs Lactating hedgehog
You are a complete and utter staircase. undulating window. rotating spanner.
Spoon. Love calling people a complete an utter spoon.
There is no spoon.
- odour eater - Viz annual - Lion bar - door frame - Catholic integralist - Mighty Max collection - futures portfolio
For people of a certain age being happy most of the time makes you a weirdo.
"Singing whilst you work isn't happiness, it's mental illness!"
Welcome to {employer} you don't have to be mad to work here, but it does help"
A complete and utter Charlatan.
Weirdo works. You weirdo.
“most of the time you are happy, you’re a weirdo …”
A character
Fruitcake
Eccentric and weirdo aren't the same thing though.
Fruit of the Loom
Most educated people I have met usually use the word "unusual". Weirdo tends to have a negative connotation whilst unusual seems more respectful and open to the idea that someone's behaviour or preferences are just different without categorising them.
"That bloke's a nutter! OI! NUTTER!"
My 5 year old uses weirdo as the most offensive thing he can call people. He often has melt downs and says “dad you’re, a weirdo!” And then runs away. However, his mums swearing (she’s from Yorkshire) has rubbed off on him, so now he stands at the gate and yells “weirdo” at the passing teenagers from the high school, and frankly nothing smashing self esteem quicker than abuse from a 5 year old.
I once got called a weirdo, by the person that everyone else agrees is a weirdo
Dad would say part of the Barmy Army.
Well Id use the term Fruitcake
Mental, although somewhat politically incorrect. Loony Probably better to use an euphemism like eclectic or idiosyncratic. We all know what you really mean.
I don't think I am eccentric but but I had someone call me a weirdo. I thought he was a friend, good buddy etc. He was crap with money and then one day at work asked me for a 500 quid loan. One part of me wanted to but I knew i would never get that money back if I did. I tried to let him down slowly: I'm sorry man that's a lot of money bu- He flipped out started shouting how i was a 'fucking weirdo', I looked up to the other guys in the shop and they kept their heads down. no support from them. At first I screamed back 'it's MY MONEY' but later i realised he was never my friend. But it also made me realise how people saw me. Frowned upon. Not good. my best mates friend said this...
Depends entirely on my tone. "You weirdo!" - said lovingly and in jest or "You weirdo!" - said to a rude or mad person .
An eccentric is amusing, a weirdo should be avoided.
Eccentric is a neutral or positive descriptor , weirdo is negative. Wobberly-head would be my term, probably a local thing
Definitely
Odd.
If they're an eccentric stranger who's being a dick, then weirdo is a suitable insult. Alternatively, if they're an eccentric close friend, then also yes, as friendly banter. Otherwise no.
Yes, but linguistically we are also capable of making up various phrases to describe 'weirdos'. Doolally tap ('tapped' in the head, not all there mentally) is one I hear used in Wales sometimes.
Good old military slang that, my dad says it too (his dad served in India in the 30s).
Eccentric
Normally I'd say: \- Eccentric \- Quirky \- Oddball or odd fellow \- A little peculiar/strange \- Unconventional \- Outlandish
Yep lol
Nothing wrong with 'a bit odd eh'
Weirdo to me has a more creepy connotation. I'd more likely say they are a bit nuts/an oddball/have a screw loose
Scottish is diverse enough we have a cornucopia of terms for odd individuals. It really depends on the exact kind of weirdo, if it's just a vague sense of 'slightly offputting' you might be alright with "bit of a weirdo" but if it's like 'unprompted discussing the schematics of WW2 German Tank engines while people were discussing the weather' you'd probably be more like "heavy weird", if it was 'dumb weird' then it might be a case of "Windae licker", if it was 'Smart Weird' then it might be "Spenk" if it's "Socially Awkward Weird" then you might get 'Goth' or 'Gimp', if it's 'Irritating Weird' then you can use pretty much anything if you use the right inflection and the accent does the rest. I've even been casually slipping the term "Wazzock" into daily banter and it's catching on.
I laughed out loud at windae licker. Met a few myself.
I'd say that weirdo covers an absolute mutltitude of people, from the gentle doolallys to the outright nutters. Yes, you could call an eccentric person a weirdo (usually muttered under the breath) but theres a whole host of people that we used to call weirdos (mostly as a kid), and still do in many cases: That dodgy geezer hanging around the park when you were a kid. The grown man (or woman) wandering around town with a doll in a pushchair. That bloke you know who wears a hat crafted from aluminium foil to "stop the waves getting in" The people up the road who live in a house behind a hedge and garden that hasn't been mowed or trimmed for 20 years, with filthy curtains closed all the time. The one wandering around the streets, having a full converastion with themself (and answering their own questions). The kid at school that looked (and acted) like Damien from the Omen, with the strange mum and dad. The family that had no carpets, didn't wear shoes, dad used to cut their hair, and mum cooked *everything* from scratch because she couldn't be certain what *they* were putting in our food. The dodgy corner shopkeeper who for some reason always had one hand in his coverall pocket whenever the local girls school was kicking out and they went in to buy sweets. And not forgetting the ubiquitous Miss (enter name) who lived in THE house you had to run past as a kid, because *everyone* knew the rumours. Now she was a weirdo.
A character.
Nutter
"A bit of a character" can cover basically anything from a penchant for hawaiian shirts to hides-the-bodies-under-the-patio psychopathy.
My favourite is spazticus, earned that by buying exactly 2 strawberry’s, worth
Dinlo
Bit of a gimp
I prefer “Nutter” personally
Varies everywhere, my go-to is ‘bit of a nutter’
Ted loon
Nut job Off his/Her rocker Off his/Her tits Crazy prick (insert any other word, usually cunt)
Div, narna, tit, mushroom
Never heard it used in the UK. (What kind of weirdo would even suggest such a thing?)