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dorkwear en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From dork + -wear.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, uncountable) Clothing befitting a dork.
    • I was expecting her to be in a frilly ball gown for reals cos when we were friends in Year 9 her Mum used to buy her all this total dorkwear. But she looked sort of nice and non-dorky and everything. 2008, Susanna Mary Day, Susie Day, Serafina67 *urgently Requires Life*, page 8:
    • Whereas naysayers lashed out against Glass as dorkwear, Google played up its role as a must-have item of accoutrement for geek chic. 2014, Allen Firstenberg, Jason Salas, Designing and Developing for Google Glass, page 39: