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as in nerd
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
we became friends when we discovered we were both dorks who had memorized the periodic table in high school
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2
as in idiot
a stupid person
he tried to be suave, but she still thought he was a dork
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Recent Examples of dork
An apocalyptic wasteland ruled by savage bands of outlaws or a horny computer dork's bedroom — which is more terrifying?
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 6 June 2025
The first book in the popular middle grade series, first released in 2009, is illustrated by author Rachel Renee Russell's daughter, Nikki.
Dork Diaries now a 16-book series, with the most recent having been released in 2024
Rejoice, dorks — Dork Diaries is back!
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 22 May 2025
The preseason is going to be wild — must-see TV for football dorks like me.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
Hechinger is the perfect choice for the role, bringing just the right of optimism and obliviousness to an endearingly pathetic dork who finds the opportunity to be heroic.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 6 June 2025
The first book in the popular middle grade series, first released in 2009, is illustrated by author Rachel Renee Russell's daughter, Nikki.
Dork Diaries now a 16-book series, with the most recent having been released in 2024
Rejoice, dorks — Dork Diaries is back!
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 22 May 2025
The preseason is going to be wild — must-see TV for football dorks like me.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
Hechinger is the perfect choice for the role, bringing just the right of optimism and obliviousness to an endearingly pathetic dork who finds the opportunity to be heroic.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dork
Noun
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This is the kind of thing that Jenkins, a journalist and prolific documentarian, specialized in: connecting the dots in a way that was insightful, enlightening, fun and pure catnip for cross-pop-cultural nerds.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 July 2025
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That distillery is a favorite of many whiskey nerds, mostly for its sourced whiskeys that are blended by Drew Kulsveen and his team.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
23 July 2025
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And make no mistake — Taylor is the kind of pop geek who knows all these stories cold, so this is primed to be the biggest pop wedding of all.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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The fantastically versatile Billie Piper, who has charmed geeks in Doctor Who and goths in Penny Dreadful, makes an intriguing foil for cello phenom Wednesday as the school’s new head of music.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Dork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dork. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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