dork

Example Sentences

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I had graduated from weird dork to cool kid.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

He doesn’t seem to be acting like a dork for the sake of views, or to trick us into believing his falsities.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2024

Spanto was guilty of being a dork whenever he hung out with me.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

He's created a cult of dork solidarity around him, one committed to a "Revenge of the Nerds"-style fantasy of ruining Twitter for all those blue-checked people who make them feel bad about themselves.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2022

I feel like a frumpy dork when I talk to them because they seem so sophisticated.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez