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dorky

American  
[dawr-kee] / ˈdɔr ki /

adjective

Slang.
dorkier, dorkiest
  1. stupid, inept, or unfashionable.


Etymology

Origin of dorky

dork + -y 1

Example Sentences

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But what was once a small and proudly dorky academic gathering has become something more like AI-palooza.

From The Wall Street Journal

Steven Lee Johnson’s Charlie, the dorky assistant sound engineer, is an amiable weirdo, though I missed the way Andrew R. Butler played him almost like a space alien in New York.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s adorable to see Farrell relive starring in a high school class musical, leaping, twisting and grinning through the dorky choreography.

From Los Angeles Times

Oh, I’ll show you something dorky.

From Los Angeles Times

"I had met with a number of young actors who thought Bateman was cool. No, no, no, he's dorky."

From Salon