dorky
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of dorky
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 • Dec. 20, 2025
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 • Dec. 12, 2025
Over the phone, he came across as dorky to me.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024
“Back then I was just a dorky little kid. And now look at me — I’m a dorky adult, going to the Olympics.”
From Salon • Jul. 31, 2024
I’m remembering that moment so clearly now and I’m wondering—if this is indeed death—will 1 see my father’s dorky parental smile when I open my eyes?
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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