eccentric+person
111dipshit — ‘Dip’ has long meant a pickpocket in criminal slang, but from the 1920s, in American slang, it took on the new meanings of stupid or eccentric person, the equivalent of ‘jerk’ or ‘nut’. To emphasize the contempt of the speaker for the person… …
112weirdo — The adjective ‘weird’ converted into a noun and used vocatively to an odd or eccentric person. In this case the suffix ‘ o’ does not indicate frequent vocative use, as is often the case. ‘Weirdos’ are probably talked about more in the third… …
113case — case1 [kās] n. [ME & OFr cas, an event < L casus, a chance, lit., falling, pp. of cadere, to fall < IE base * k̑ad , to fall > Sans s̍ad , to fall off] 1. an example, instance, or occurrence [a case of carelessness, a case of measles] 2 …
114nut — [nut] n. [ME nutte < OE hnutu, akin to Ger nuss < IE * kneu , lump, nut (< base * ken , to squeeze together) > L nux, MIr cnū] 1. the dry, one seeded fruit of any of various trees or shrubs, consisting of a kernel, often edible, in a… …
115quiz — [kwiz] n. pl. quizzes [prob. arbitrary use of L quis, what (i.e., what sort of person or thing?)] 1. Obs. a) a queer or eccentric person b) a practical joke; hoax ☆ 2. a questioning; esp., a short oral or written examination to test knowledge vt …
116crank — 1. n. & v. n. 1 part of an axle or shaft bent at right angles for interconverting reciprocal and circular motion. 2 an elbow shaped connection in bell hanging. v.tr. 1 cause to move by means of a crank. 2 a bend into a crank shape. b furnish or… …
117a right one — (informal) A foolish or eccentric person • • • Main Entry: ↑right * * * Brit., informal a silly or foolish person …
118nut|ter — «NUHT uhr», noun. 1. a person who gathers nuts. 2. British Slang. a crazy or eccentric person: »Much of this is born of…affection for the shabby and odd, the nutters of the species (Manchester Guardian Weekly) …
119crackpot — {n.}, {attrib. adj.}, {informal} 1. {n.} An eccentric person with ideas that don t make sense to most other people. * /Don t believe what Uncle Noam tells you he is a crackpot./ 2. {attrib. adj.} * /That s a crackpot idea./ …
120oddball — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} An eccentric person; one who doesn t act like everyone else. * /John is an oddball he never invites anyone./ …
