dorkify en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From dork + -ify.
Meanings
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(slang, transitive) To make dorky.
If they think about him at all, they're inclined to blame him for commodifying, and therefore dorkifying, their pure underground pursuit.
2004, Hampton Sides, Americana: dispatches from the new frontier, page 16:It's amazing—what he lacks in finesse he makes up for in sheer willingness to dorkify himself.
2009, Micol Ostow, David Ostow, So Punk Rock: And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother, page 97:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dorkifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dorkified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dorkified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| dorkifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |