dorky
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of dorky
Example Sentences
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Instead, Macras and her 10 performers — drawn from her own company, Dorky Park, plus some guest dancers — serve up a disjointed revue that is about theater itself, in the vaguest of senses.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2023
Dorky as it sounds, that’s exactly what I’ve started to do.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2018
I can not believe you did not include Dorky Chase, as a historian.
From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2016
And, speaking here as the dorkiest of Dorky Observers, deep in our heart of hearts, that feels kind of excellent.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2013
The others provided with our sixes were, to wit, Frederick Allen, Widow Allen's boy; Bob Grey, Eben Pringle, and Dorky Cobb—all poor boys.
From Deep Moat Grange by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
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