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as in nerds
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 idiots
a stupid person
he tried to be suave, but she still thought he was a dork
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Recent Examples of dorks
The movie concludes the issue wasn't technology, but that Bonnie simply needed to find like-minded people who are, no offense, huge dorks like her.
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Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
For the most tragic car dorks, stop worrying about saving up for a down payment on something new and start learning how to fix the cars that came out before smartphones.
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Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
3 June 2026
These country dorks can't stick to their own industry.
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Joe Kinsey Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
And to our original troupe of foul-mouthed dorks (compliment) — Mike Wheeler, Lucas Sinclair, Will Byers, and Dustin Henderson — the Party comes before all else.
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Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
Because despite their wealth and power, NFL and Fox Sports executives are at heart jock-sniffing dorks who will do anything to appease a good sports player, and pretty blonde girls.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
Those Park-Conklins are such sweet dorks.
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Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
For the most tragic car dorks, stop worrying about saving up for a down payment on something new and start learning how to fix the cars that came out before smartphones.
—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
3 June 2026
These country dorks can't stick to their own industry.
—
Joe Kinsey Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
And to our original troupe of foul-mouthed dorks (compliment) — Mike Wheeler, Lucas Sinclair, Will Byers, and Dustin Henderson — the Party comes before all else.
—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
Because despite their wealth and power, NFL and Fox Sports executives are at heart jock-sniffing dorks who will do anything to appease a good sports player, and pretty blonde girls.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
Those Park-Conklins are such sweet dorks.
—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dorks
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With a mood board of influences including CD-binder staples like Neil Young’s Harvest Moon and alt-country lifers Blue Rodeo’s Five Days in July, Shabason and Krgovich summon the spirit of a backyard campfire attended by folkies and experimental jazz nerds alike.
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The tsunami of interest hasn’t been limited to just Hollywood insiders, TV nerds geeking out in chat rooms, or TikTokers sharing clips.
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This is different from the pastime counterfactuals enjoyed after the fact by barfly drunks and social media idiots.
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Kids, let’s face it, are idiots by nature, and that’s not their fault.
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The weekend-afternoon sales events became a phenomenon, drawing crowds to marvel at his wide-ranging tastes — not just hardcore music geeks or bibliophiles, but appreciators of New York cultural lore.
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Heaven to the geeks and superfans in the balcony.
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There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
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The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.
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The lunatics are running the asylum.
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Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Michael Cera, Will Arnett and other lunatics round out the cast.
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“Dorks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dorks. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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