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podivín — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • freak noun A person, animal, or thing that is highly unusual or abnormal.
  • kook noun An eccentric or slightly crazy person.
  • maverick noun A person who thinks and acts independently, refusing to follow the usual rules or conventions of their group.
  • oddball noun A person who behaves in a strange or eccentric way.
  • weirdo noun An odd or eccentric person, especially one who behaves in a way others find unsettling.

Senses

podivín is used for these senses in English:

  • freak (slang, chiefly, derogatory) A person who is extremely abnormal in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices; an oddball, a unique person, originally in a displeasing or alienating way.
  • kook (slang, chiefly, US) An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
  • maverick (by extension) One who creates or uses controversial or unconventional ideas or practices.
  • oddball An eccentric or unusual person.
  • weirdo (informal, chiefly, derogatory) A strange, odd, eccentric person.

freak — full definition

  1. noun A person, animal, or thing that is highly unusual or abnormal.
  2. noun A person with an intense enthusiasm for something (informal).
  3. verb To react with sudden panic, shock, or excitement (often "freak out").
  4. adj Highly unusual or unexpected.

kook — full definition

  1. noun An eccentric or slightly crazy person.
  2. noun In surfing and other boardsports, a beginner who lacks skill but acts overconfident.

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