dork

Example Sentences

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I had graduated from weird dork to cool kid.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

In fact, I’m such a dork about “Ms. Pac-Man” that I have a tabletop version at my house, but when I go to Barcade I’ll still play.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 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

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

Perhaps you could make me look like more of a dork to my peers.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick