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
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
"I had met with a number of young actors who thought Bateman was cool. No, no, no, he's dorky."
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2025
I was the dorky guy who played basketball all through his school lunch periods and once was elected president of the Malibu Jr. Optimist Stamp Club.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2025
And it was so dorky and kind of embarrassing, and in the back of my mind I hoped Mikayla was already too far away to hear us, but none of that really mattered.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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
My favorite routine—and dorkiest, by far—is a DIY “turn-down service.”
From Time ● Dec. 18, 2015
She always said the dorkiest things, but I never met a student who didn’t love her.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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