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dork

  [dawrk]
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–noun Slang.
1. a stupid or ridiculous person; jerk; nerd.
2. Vulgar. penis.
Origin:
1960–65; expressive coinage; cf. similar phonetic elements in dolt, dong 3 , jerk 1 , etc.
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dork   (dôrk)   
n.  
  1. Slang A stupid, inept, or foolish person: "the stupid antics of America's favorite teen-age cartoon dorks" (Joshua Mooney).
  2. Vulgar Slang The penis.

[Perhaps from dork, variant of dirk.]
dork'i·ness n., dork'y adj.
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dork 
"stupid person," 1967, originally U.S. student slang, probably from earlier meaning "penis" (1964), itself probably an alteration of dick.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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