dork
Example Sentences
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I’ll admit it: I am a dork about pre-planning.
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025
“The song immediately came to my mind when I read it, and I laughed out loud in my car so loud, like a huge dork, and it was fantastic.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025
It was nice to see Jeremy Strong, who, hilariously, plays off the perception of him as a no-fun dork on set.
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2025
If it comes in the form of a charmless dork out of revenge for all the cool kids who aren't impressed by his money, so be it.
From Salon • May 25, 2023
He’s willing to try new things even if he might fail or look like a dork.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
