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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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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
Only dorks get excited when teams move around money for future flexibility.
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Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
The action-comedy follows popular girl Momo Ayase and isolated dork Ken Takakura, who bond over a mutual appreciation of the unexplained: One believes in ghosts, the other aliens.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
In the beginning, the idea was greeted with idle condescension: check out these grandiose Internet dorks and their digital Monopoly money.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
Salary cap numbers are interesting for dorks like me, but ultimately, the only number that matters for this team is how many Lombardi Trophies are in the case at the team facility.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
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Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
The action-comedy follows popular girl Momo Ayase and isolated dork Ken Takakura, who bond over a mutual appreciation of the unexplained: One believes in ghosts, the other aliens.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
In the beginning, the idea was greeted with idle condescension: check out these grandiose Internet dorks and their digital Monopoly money.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
Salary cap numbers are interesting for dorks like me, but ultimately, the only number that matters for this team is how many Lombardi Trophies are in the case at the team facility.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dork
Noun
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At a time when nerds were getting their revenge, most of them wanted to be Chris Knight.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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North Carolina failed to dazzle the recruiting/portal nerds.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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While most people just want to start shooting, the geeks also want to dig into the minutia and spend hours debating the merits of one camera versus the other.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside Online,
1 Apr. 2025
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Redford heads a team of eccentric misfits that includes a former CIA Agent (Sidney Poitier), a conspiracy theorist (Dan Aykroyd), an awkward geek (River Phoenix), and a blind man (David Strathairn) who get in over their heads when tasked with finding a device capable of breaking any code.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 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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An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Dork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dork. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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