dorky en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English dork Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dorky From dork + -y.
Meanings
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Like a dork.
I entitled the piece "Dorky", dork being slang for a person who does not belong to popular groups, usually an outsider, an odd person, sometimes inept, other times cranky.
1962, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Last year at Marienbad, page 167:Anyway this dorky guy asks Sallyfrass to dance and she kind of likes him...
1998, Dana Redfield, Lucy Blue and the Daughters of Light, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dorkier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| dorkiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dorkiness · semi-dorky · dorkily · dorkyness