dork
To act or behave in the manner of a dorkTo act or behave in the manner of a dork.
» Tom and Mary are such dorks.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive, slang, uncommon)To act or behave in the manner of a dork.
(intransitive, slang, uncommon)To act or behave in an awkward or clumsy manner.
Examples
17 sentencesTom and Mary are such dorks.
What a dork you are!
What a dork I was!
I don't want to look like a dork.
This is a total dork-fest nerd bar.
Origin
First use appears in the US c. 1961. The sense of a "silly person" is presumably from earlFirst use appears in the US c. 1961. The sense of a "silly person" is presumably from earlier use as a bowdlerization of dick (“penis”) in student slang, particularly the Midwest. Despite a common misconception, it has never referred specifically to a whale's penis, but penises in general. Alternative etymology derives from dialectal Norwegian dorg (“a mass; heap; a heavy, dimwitted, slovenly person”).
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Forms
dorks, dorking, dorked, dorkedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle