dork

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  1. noun Slang A stupid, inept, or foolish person: "the stupid antics of America's favorite teen-age cartoon dorks” (Joshua Mooney).
  2. noun Vulgar Slang The penis.

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  • I went to Colorado back in March to do the filming and it is finally going to air!Alex called me yesterday to confirm that "for sure" I did not look like a dork--her team was just putting the finishing editing touches on the show and it is ready for airing on Monday.
  • What made him such a dork was that he was terrified of anyone finding out and so he had to act like he thought a strapping hetero should. —  F ;SF - vol 093 issue 03 - September 1997
  • I look like a dork, but everyone sees me for sure now. —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
  • Then he asked what King dork was about and I replied "how much the Catcher in the Rye sucks" and walked away ... —  Dr. Frank's What's-it
  • Under certain writers, who shall remain nameless, the word "dork" was written when the writers did not choose the Sox to win the World Series (even those who picked the Sox to go to the World Series). —  The Mighty Quinn Media Machine
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  1. Perhaps from dork, variant of dirk.
 

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