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dorks

dorks is the plural of dork.

dorks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dork.

Meaning of dork

Noun

dork (plural dorks)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A quirky, silly or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends and typically has unfashionable hobbies. (Overlaps conceptually with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same level of intelligence.)
    • 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
    Synonyms:
    dirk
  2. (slang, vulgar) The penis.
    • As a matter of fact, this slob was full of information today. He told me why we Jews have different dorks.1962, Jerome Weidman, The Sound of Bow Bells, page 362

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What is dorks the plural of?
Dorks is the plural of dork.

Words near dorks in the dictionary

  1. dorkishly
  2. dorkishness
  3. dorklike
  4. dorko
  5. dorkos
  6. dorks
  7. dorks out
  8. dorktastic
  9. dorkus
  10. dorkuses
  11. dorkwad

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