Dork

Quick meaning: Dork is a noun meaning (intransitive, slang, uncommon) To act or behave in the manner of a dork.

Meaning

(intransitive, slang, uncommon) To act or behave in the manner of a dork.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive, slang, uncommon) To act or behave in an awkward or clumsy manner.
2. (derogatory, slang) A quirky, silly or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends and typically has unfashionable hobbies. (Overlaps conceptually with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same level of intelligence.)
3. (vulgar, slang) The penis.
4. (archaic) Alternative form of dirk (“a long dagger”).

Example Sentences

I didn’t have any clothes and I had short hair and looked like a dork. Girls wouldn’t go out with me.

As a matter of fact, this slob was full of information today. He told me why we Jews have different dorks.

"You’re dead, Trashmouth," Vince “Boogers” Taliendo told him, pulling his jock up over a dork roughly the size and shape of an anemic peanut.

I spent all weekend dorking with the router settings with no luck, though I could get any one out of my 5 PCs on the net when connected directly to the modem.

Word Forms

• dorks
• dorking
• dorked

Synonyms for dork

Depending on context, synonyms include flabbergast, flabagast, flabaghast, gink, nerd, nosebleed.

Antonyms for dork

Common opposites include idol, sparkler.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jerk, nerd, smartass, phoney, mug, bimbo.

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