dork

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n.
  1. Slang. A stupid, inept, or foolish person: "the stupid antics of America's favorite teen-age cartoon dorks" (Joshua Mooney).
  2. Vulgar Slang. The penis.

[Perhaps from dork, variant of DIRK.]

dorkiness dork'i·ness n.
dorky dork'y adj.


1. n. the penis. (Usually objectionable.)  Paul told a joke about a dork, but everybody just sat there and looked straight ahead.
2. n. a jerk; a strange person. (See also megadork.)  Ye gods, Sally! You are a dork!

noun
noun

1:
The penis. (1964 —) .
Spectator A man with one leg and a vermilion bladder, violet stomach and testicles and a scarlet dork is seen putting it into another amputee (1984).

2:
A fool; also as a general term of contempt. (1972 —) .
Zigzag It will attract talentless dorks out for a taste of notoriety or a fast buck (1977).

[Origin uncertain: perh. variant of dirk noun, influenced by dick1 noun.]


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Dork may refer to:

  • American/Canadian slang for 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 intellectual proclivity.
  • Vulgar slang for "penis"
  • Australasian snapper, a species of sparidae fish sometimes called "dork"
  • Dork (EP), an album by AFI
  • Dork Tower, an online comic by John Kovalic
  • King Dork, a young adult novel by Frank Portman
  • Son of Dork, a UK pop punk band
  • 2Dorks.com, a web site run by Dwyer and Michaels
  • Among users of the Poser CGI program, "dork" is slang for the Poser 3 and Poser 4 man model
  • Dork: The Incredible Adventures of Robin ‘Einstein' Varghese, a novel by Sidin Vadukut

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - penis, pik, stupid person, dummernik

Français (French)
n. - abruti

Deutsch (German)
n. - altmodische, gesellschaftlich unbeholfene Person

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) λεχρίτης

Italiano (Italian)
coglione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) tapada (coloq.), pênis (m) (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
тупица

Español (Spanish)
n. - persona excesivamente pesada y estúpida

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - idiot

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
笨蛋, 呆子, 傻瓜

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 笨蛋, 呆子, 傻瓜

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 성기, 얼간이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ペニス, ばか, まぬけ

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זין, טיפש, בזוי‬


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Carol Gorman (children's author/illustrator)
Diaries of an American Dork (1995 Album by Morton Zoe)
O.K., Don't Say Hi (1994 Album by Leather Uppers)
Nerd Boy (2008 Comedy Film)