Dorky
adjective
Looking or behaving in a way that is socially awkward or not fashionable.
He was wearing dorky glasses.
Often appears as...
- dorky glasses
- dorky movement
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
adjective
Looking or behaving in a way that is socially awkward or not fashionable.
He was wearing dorky glasses.
Often appears as...
- dorky glasses
- dorky movement
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Social Implication
Using 'dorky' can imply a lack of social skills or popularity.
He had a dorky way of laughing that others found endearing but a bit odd.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Dorky' often carries a gentle negative meaning, but it's not deeply insulting.
Don't take it personally; we all have dorky moments sometimes.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Use
The word 'dorky' is informal, suitable for conversation but not formal writing.
My brother's dorky humor is not always appropriate in our formal family gatherings.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Implication
Using 'dorky' can imply a lack of social skills or popularity.
He had a dorky way of laughing that others found endearing but a bit odd.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Dorky' often carries a gentle negative meaning, but it's not deeply insulting.
Don't take it personally; we all have dorky moments sometimes.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Use
The word 'dorky' is informal, suitable for conversation but not formal writing.
My brother's dorky humor is not always appropriate in our formal family gatherings.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Implication
Using 'dorky' can imply a lack of social skills or popularity.
He had a dorky way of laughing that others found endearing but a bit odd.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Dorky' often carries a gentle negative meaning, but it's not deeply insulting.
Don't take it personally; we all have dorky moments sometimes.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Use
The word 'dorky' is informal, suitable for conversation but not formal writing.
My brother's dorky humor is not always appropriate in our formal family gatherings.
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Video examples
Design for people, not...
exactly like last year's new cars what went wrong between the design studio in the factory see today I don't want to talk about beautiful babies I want to talk about the awkward adolescence of design those dorky teenage years where you're trying to figure out how the world works I'm gonna start with an
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Kevin Hand: Exploring...
solar system is motivated by our search for life beyond Earth there's a little clicker this is a question that has captivated me since I was a young boy a very dorky young boy growing up in a
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Isaac Lidsky: What...
who was the sort of dorky, nerdy character on the show, which made it a very major acting challenge for me as a 13-year-old boy. Now, did you struggle with number four, my blindness?
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Design for people, not...
exactly like last year's new cars what went wrong between the design studio in the factory see today I don't want to talk about beautiful babies I want to talk about the awkward adolescence of design those dorky teenage years where you're trying to figure out how the world works I'm gonna start with an
Video examples
Kevin Hand: Exploring...
solar system is motivated by our search for life beyond Earth there's a little clicker this is a question that has captivated me since I was a young boy a very dorky young boy growing up in a
Video examples
Isaac Lidsky: What...
who was the sort of dorky, nerdy character on the show, which made it a very major acting challenge for me as a 13-year-old boy. Now, did you struggle with number four, my blindness?
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Quote examples
AJ Lee
American Athlete
I'm not the coolest person in the world. I'm not the sexiest Diva or the strongest Diva. I know who I am. I'm not the most popular person, and I'm kind of dorky, and I'm someone you can see at your school or as your neighbor, and I think people like that.
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Alicia Silverstone
Actress
I don't feel like a dream girl, but I think it's really nice. I guess a part of me wishes I got that sort of attention in my real life. Because in my real life, I'm this weird, dorky girl who just hangs out with her dog.
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Nicole Scherzinger
American Musician
In normal life people say, 'You're so different than on stage!' Offstage I'm down to earth, simple and a very goofy girl... I like to make goofy faces, be dorky and not take things too seriously. I just love to laugh.
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Jurnee Smollett-Bell
American Actress
You go through those awkward, dorky, geeky stages, and growing up in the industry amplifies all that. Fortunately, I have a mother who encouraged me to build my confidence from within and embrace my imperfections.
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Sophia Bush
American Actress
People care about my personal life. But really I'm dorky! I drink beer and go to football games. And ya know, sit in my house in a t-shirt on the weekends and play with my dog!
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Emma Stone
American Actress
I was a good-looking kid. I never felt, like, dorky. I was just like, 'Yup, these are my braces. I've had them forever.
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Lisa McMann
American Author
I would like to be able to disappear whenever I do something dorky.
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Shannon Purser
American Actress
I totally am dorky and weird, and that's fine with me.
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Shantel VanSanten
American Actress
I'm, like, super-clumsy and weird and funny and dorky.
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Haley Bennett
American Actress
I went through a really dorky phase.
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AJ Lee
American Athlete
I'm not the coolest person in the world. I'm not the sexiest Diva or the strongest Diva. I know who I am. I'm not the most popular person, and I'm kind of dorky, and I'm someone you can see at your school or as your neighbor, and I think people like that.
Quote examples
Alicia Silverstone
Actress
I don't feel like a dream girl, but I think it's really nice. I guess a part of me wishes I got that sort of attention in my real life. Because in my real life, I'm this weird, dorky girl who just hangs out with her dog.
Quote examples
Nicole Scherzinger
American Musician
In normal life people say, 'You're so different than on stage!' Offstage I'm down to earth, simple and a very goofy girl... I like to make goofy faces, be dorky and not take things too seriously. I just love to laugh.
Quote examples
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
American Actress
You go through those awkward, dorky, geeky stages, and growing up in the industry amplifies all that. Fortunately, I have a mother who encouraged me to build my confidence from within and embrace my imperfections.
Quote examples
Sophia Bush
American Actress
People care about my personal life. But really I'm dorky! I drink beer and go to football games. And ya know, sit in my house in a t-shirt on the weekends and play with my dog!
Quote examples
Emma Stone
American Actress
I was a good-looking kid. I never felt, like, dorky. I was just like, 'Yup, these are my braces. I've had them forever.
Quote examples
Lisa McMann
American Author
I would like to be able to disappear whenever I do something dorky.
Quote examples
Shannon Purser
American Actress
I totally am dorky and weird, and that's fine with me.
Quote examples
Shantel VanSanten
American Actress
I'm, like, super-clumsy and weird and funny and dorky.
Quote examples
Haley Bennett
American Actress
I went through a really dorky phase.
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