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dork

[ dawrk ]

noun

  1. Slang. a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit:

    If you make me wear that, I’ll look like a total dork!

    Synonyms: geek, nerd, schmo, jerk

  2. Slang: Vulgar. penis.


dork

/ dɔːk /

noun

  1. a stupid or incompetent person
  2. a penis


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Derived Forms

  • ˈdorky, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dork1

First recorded in 1960–65; origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of dirk ( def ), influenced by dick ( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dork1

C20: of unknown origin

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Example Sentences

As with any new device, fears came up about privacy, security, the fear of looking like a dork, and piracy.

And so on down the line it would go, until at last, lowliest of the low, would be Doug, the Chagrin High dork.

But the number of folks who dork out over the latest cool gizmos is actually a relatively small slice of the human population.

But if I tell, I risk seeming like a huge dork... What do you think is the proper etiquette?

“Neither do they, dork,” Hilda said, giving him an elbow in the ribs.

The earlier forms were dork and durk, and the spelling dirk, adopted by Johnson, represents the pronunciation of the second form.

I haven't made many protestations, but I tell you, Dork, I'm coming out on top of this heap!

In one of the waistcoat pockets Mr. Dork found the dead man's silver watch, with a blood-stained ribbon and a worthless gilt seal.

Mr. Dork looked about him in the moonlight, entirely bewildered by the disappearance of Samuel Prodder.

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