dork
noun
a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit.
dorks
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pluralof dork.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“There’s plenty to enjoy just with ‘Oh, who are these four dorks in these extreme circumstances?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
They’re practically statesmen compared with the dorks of yore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
For the scholars and dorks among us, can you lay out the statutory argument that California made here, as well as the constitutional argument?
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2025
At bottom, though, Rogen’s movies are sweet, fumbling love stories about sweet, fumbling dorks, and this has helped them age well.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2021
We want to kiss each other good-bye, but instead we wave like awkward dorks and get into our cars and drive away in different directions.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
