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she's always being embarrassed by her dorky cousins
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Krypto, who was introduced in 1955, is one of the latter, and Gunn uses him to emphasize how fallible his take on the Man of Steel is going to be, as well as to signal how wonderfully dorky and earnest his movie is about to get.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2025
Family gatherings and backstage meetings show McBride’s vulnerability, dorky sense of humor and general passion for the political process.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
In the finished series, Cooper plays Justin with a wide-eyed, dorky earnestness.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 May 2025
Some are kind of dorky; others are raunchy.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2025
Family gatherings and backstage meetings show McBride’s vulnerability, dorky sense of humor and general passion for the political process.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
In the finished series, Cooper plays Justin with a wide-eyed, dorky earnestness.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 May 2025
Some are kind of dorky; others are raunchy.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Dorky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dorky. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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