dorks

plural of dork, slang
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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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Recent Examples of dorks Those Park-Conklins are such sweet dorks. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dorks
Noun
  • What a bad day for the state of South Carolina against nerds who wear gold.
    Jason Kirk, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Ratings nerds expect the momentum to continue in Week 2 thanks largely to Sunday’s Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl rematch that will be available in 100% of the country, not usual.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Too many people are acting like idiots or calling for violence.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But there's always a chance that some idiots somewhere will get hold of this information a few months from now and start making noise about it.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some technology geeks may indeed be attracted to these features, though there are trade-offs here, and steep ones, as many normies will also find these features absolutely infuriating.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Some beer geeks refer to it as Cascadian Dark Ale, or American Black Ale.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Dorks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dorks. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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