dorks

plural of dork, slang
1
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

2

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of dorks 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 But there may not be a universe of fiending Letterboxd dorks ready to uplift a weirdo like Lewis on the charts. Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 Those Park-Conklins are such sweet dorks. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dorks
Noun
  • Tape nerds will note that Dončić also made six 2s from the left side of the free-throw area.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Once the territory of grandfathers and sitcom nerds, sweater vests have had a resurgence over the last decade.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Noah's sister-in-law Esther (Jackie Tohn), the Jewish character portrayed most insultingly last year, has thankfully been softened and refined, and has somehow become the lone voice of reason amongst a group of immature idiots.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • To be funny while playing a character who’s sweet and endearing (even when calling his friends idiots) is a skill, and Bad Bunny has it.
    Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the 1990s, the internet boom created overnight fortunes along with unforeseen challenges for some tech geeks and impresarios who founded wildly successful dot-coms.
    Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
  • If Substack creators can make a living on affiliate links, why not music geeks?
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There were these lunatics in the car.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • So that episode will make fun [of] billionaire life-extension body-hacking lunatics.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Dorks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dorks. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!