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
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Noun
  • By comparison, his romantic rival Archie (Devon Bostick) is a weirdo, but a more believable one, and Bostick’s banter with Ferreira has a specific kind of romantic chemistry common to hyperintelligent, socially awkward nerds.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • My brother was a poet, classics scholar, and charismatic leader of nerds who blossomed into a handsome surfer and then nosedived into schizophrenia and a life of unfiltered Camel cigarettes, caffeine, and antipsychotics.
    Kim Gordon, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That's right, thanks to the one and only Taylor Swift for hopping on and deciding to talk with two complete idiots that don't know anything about the music industry.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • This doesn't mean the Furons are idiots who got lucky, though.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Carolyn thought that freaks and geeks would be more appreciated and understood by fellow players after the triumph of another goofy fan favorite on Survivor 42.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The fantastically versatile Billie Piper, who has charmed geeks in Doctor Who and goths in Penny Dreadful, makes an intriguing foil for cello phenom Wednesday as the school’s new head of music.
    Judy Berman, Time, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Dorks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dorks. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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