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as in nerd
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
we became friends when we discovered we were both dorks who had memorized the periodic table in high school
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as in idiot
a stupid person
he tried to be suave, but she still thought he was a dork
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Recent Examples of dork
Those Park-Conklins are such sweet dorks.
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Kevin’s short film Seoul Switch about a dork and a k-pop idol who trade places is currently being developed into a full-length film.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
In the present era where MLB is trying to speed up games, this dork is doing the opposite.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 July 2025
The first book in the popular middle grade series, first released in 2009, is illustrated by author Rachel Renee Russell's daughter, Nikki.
Dork Diaries now a 16-book series, with the most recent having been released in 2024
Rejoice, dorks — Dork Diaries is back!
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Kevin’s short film Seoul Switch about a dork and a k-pop idol who trade places is currently being developed into a full-length film.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
In the present era where MLB is trying to speed up games, this dork is doing the opposite.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 July 2025
The first book in the popular middle grade series, first released in 2009, is illustrated by author Rachel Renee Russell's daughter, Nikki.
Dork Diaries now a 16-book series, with the most recent having been released in 2024
Rejoice, dorks — Dork Diaries is back!
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dork
Noun
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Here, Deadline speaks with the multi-hyphenate about her Kickstarter campaign, the challenges of creating a series and representation in the nerd space.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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But hey, whiskey nerds are gonna whiskey nerd and whiskey sellers are gonna gouge.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
28 Sep. 2025
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The air is getting chilly, the leaves are starting to turn, and Oscar geeks are analyzing the buzz out of Venice, Telluride, and Toronto like tea leaves at the bottom of a mug — that’s right, Oscar season is here.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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Refocusing On Long-Term Results As the marketing pendulum inevitably swings from domination by spreadsheet-wielding geeks to marketing by creative brand-builders, companies will realize that they have been overly focused on short-term results.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Dork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dork. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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