noun
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a stupid or incompetent person
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a penis
Pop Culture
— King Dork: A coming-of-age novel by Frank Portman, first published in 2006. —Son of Dork: A pop punk band from the U.K. — Dork Tower: An online comic by John Kovalic.
Other Word Forms
- dorky adjective
Etymology
Origin of dork
First recorded in 1960–65; origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of dirk ( def. ), influenced by dick ( def. )
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Example Sentences
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At my pretend-indignant jaw drop, he says, “I’m a dork, too.”
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Getting in the pool will help calm my crazy, and I’ll look like less of a dork than if I’m just sitting here waiting.
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Of course she doesn’t have a favorite, you dork!
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“Only dorks visit chat rooms,” one of the girls said, looping her arm around the jeering guy’s elbow.
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I feel like a dork looking at a map, but what else can I do?
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