dork
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7.7
- noun
- /dɔrk/
- Offensive
:
bicho raro
- At the party, she felt like a dork for not knowing anyone there.
- call me a dork
- feel like a dork
- look like a dork
But I wanted to bring in someone who's an even bigger keyboard dork than me to evaluate this.
- But I wanted to bring in someone who's an even bigger keyboard dork than me to evaluate this.
- So I was automatically the odd man out, the minority, the weirdo, the dork, the dweeb, the honky.
- So, you know, I just felt like a real dork.
- I have to get where I don't have to have the paddle because I want to be able to go to like Malibu and surf without people looking at me like I'm a dork.
- No, I was the same fucking clueless loser dork I was in high school, inept with women and just, you know, just young and dumb.
- Yeah, it sounds like dork is just is a dork geek jerk.
- I'm like, my taste is like weird and it's trippy and it's dork sometimes.
- You found a way to age gracefully on the Internet, dork.
Examples
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Bobby was such a dork.
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Tanya: Even if Olivia did smoke, why would she smoke with the biggest dorks in school?
Fiction book (2001) -
- I am such a dork.
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You are such a dork.
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Mark: I feel like a dork in this tux.
Fiction book (1998) -
You're such a dork, Reed.
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- Shut up, dork.
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Hey, dork!
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Mazzaratti: You're such a dork!
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Christ, what a dork!
Synonyms
244
6.8
A person who is socially awkward and likes unusual hobbies
43
8.0
A person who acts silly or seems not very smart
42
9.0
A person who is shy, unfashionable, or unpopular
16
8.9
A person from the countryside who seems not used to city life
9
7.7
A person who behaves awkwardly and seems slow to understand
3
9.9
An informal British word for a person who acts foolishly
A shy person who looks thin and likes books
A person who is very awkward with people and not stylish
A person who feels awkward and does not belong
A silly or socially awkward person who acts foolishly
A person who acts silly so others tease or laugh at them
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
The part of a person that likes nerdy, awkward, or not fashionable things and shows it playfully
How Awkward
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dork is American slang from the 1960s and its exact origin is not clear, but it is the same root as dorky, meaning 'awkward' or 'silly'. So, a dork is someone who seems socially clumsy or a bit 'dull', which is why the word is used as a mild insult today.