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dork

 (dôrk)
n.
1. Slang A stupid, inept, or foolish person: "the stupid antics of America's favorite teen-age cartoon dorks" (Joshua Mooney).
2. Vulgar Slang The penis.
[Perhaps from dork, variant of dirk.]
dork′i·ness n.
dork′y adj.
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dork

(dɔːk)
n
1. an unfashionable, socially inept person
2. a stupid or incompetent person
3. US a penis
[C20: of unknown origin]
ˈdorky, ˈdorkish adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

dork

(dɔrk)

n. Slang.
1. a stupid, awkward, or slow-witted person.
2. Vulgar Slang. penis.
[1960–65, Amer.; expressive coinage]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.dork - a dull stupid fatuous person
jerk
misfit - someone unable to adapt to their circumstances
schmo, schmuck, shmo, shmuck - (Yiddish) a jerk
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Translations
nøglebarnnørd
dorkatollo
kreten
deeslulpiemelseutsleutelkind

dork

[dɔːk] N (esp US) → zumbado/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dork

[ˈdɔːrk] n (US) (= nerd) → ringard(e) m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dork

n (inf pej) → Idiot m, → Trottel m (both inf pej)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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