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dorkify
English
Etymology
dork +? -ify
Pronunciation
Verb
dorkify (third-person singular simple present dorkifies, present participle dorkifying, simple past and past participle dorkified)
- (slang, transitive) To make dorky.
- 2009, Micol Ostow, David Ostow, So Punk Rock: And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother (page 97)
- 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)
dorkify From the web:
- what does dorkify mean
dork
English
Etymology 1
US 1960s, sense of "silly person" presumably from earlier use as bowdlerization of dick (“penis”) in student slang, particularly Midwest.
Alternative etymology derives from dialectal Norwegian dorg (“a mass; heap; a heavy, dimwitted, slovenly person”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /d??k/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d??k/
- Rhymes: -??(?)k
Noun
dork (plural dorks)
- (derogatory, slang) A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends. Often confused with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same level of intelligence. [from the 20th c.]
- 1967, Don Moser and Jerry Cohen, The Pied Piper of Tucson:
- I didn’t have any clothes and I had short hair and looked like a dork. Girls wouldn’t go out with me.
- 1967, Don Moser and Jerry Cohen, The Pied Piper of Tucson:
- (vulgar, slang) A penis. [from the 20th c.]
Usage notes
Narrowly used to indicate someone inept or out of touch, broadly used to mean simply “silly, foolish”; compare doofus, twit.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:dork
- See also Thesaurus:penis
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- dweeb
Etymology 2
Uncertain; apparently from Scots. See dirk.
Noun
dork (plural dorks)
- (archaic) Alternative form of dirk (“a long dagger”)
References
Anagrams
- K-Rod
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- what dorky means
- what dork means in spanish
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