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dorkwear

dorkwear noun: clothing befitting a dork.

Noun

dorkwear (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) 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

Origin of dorkwear

From dork + -wear.

Questions about dorkwear

What does dorkwear mean?
Dorkwear means clothing befitting a dork.
What part of speech is dorkwear?
Dorkwear is a noun.

Words near dorkwear in the dictionary

  1. dorktastic
  2. dorkus
  3. dorkuses
  4. dorkwad
  5. dorkwads
  6. dorkwear
  7. dorkweed
  8. dorkweeds
  9. dorky
  10. dorkyness
  11. dorlach

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