dorky
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of dorky
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While Mr. Richman’s vocals retained punk’s nasal, monochromatic tone, his songs were dorky and witty, channeling Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent and Freddie and the Dreamers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Meanwhile, Luke Winkie talked with several newly minted fans who never cared about the sport—until they discovered Norway’s delightfully dorky star player Erling Haaland.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
Phil, the dorky and faintly sinister middle-aged employee of Async, explains to Mary that his company used to make MRI machines.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
I didn’t even mind the dorky dancing in front of taxi cabs during Wednesday night’s ridiculous Netflix Yankees-Giants opener.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
“Well, was she quite introverted and a little dorky and she'd had one boyfriend when she was seven who dumped her?”
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
Is there anything dorkier and more boringly domestic than an allowance?
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2018
The teacher was flummoxed until she saw a flood of Rainbow Loom jewelry pour out of a shy kid’s backpack: He and his dorkier classmates were buying bracelets off the student royalty.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2013
Pitch "One Direction for adolescent girls who prefer their guys a little on the dorkier side" is what Atlantic magazine said.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2013
His newfound flamboyance is part and parcel of a charm offensive after years of being the dorkiest face of Silicon Valley, if not its most demonized figurehead.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2024
The best manifestation of this is in the relationship between two characters named Demetri and Eli, who start the series as the dorkiest of the dorks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2021
Or we’d learn at the very least that this is the awkwardness that passes for seduction in the dorkiest Zip codes of the land.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2018
There was the time Tommy Mooney scored a winner for Watford at Anfield back in 1999, but only the dorkiest of narrative completists would place much significance on that.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 6, 2016
Dimple could see her trying to fit the two pieces together: The respect that Rishi’s dad obviously garnered combined with the fact that Rishi was absolutely the dorkiest guy she’d ever known.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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