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# dork

«dork» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person who seems silly, awkward or uncool, often…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a dork, dorks); adjective dorky

### meaning for a pupil

1) (slang) A person who seems silly, awkward or uncool, often because they are very keen on something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dork/#m1)

2) (slang, friendly) Used jokingly between friends to mean a lovable goof. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dork/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in American and Canadian school talk, films and cartoons; can be a mean insult or a friendly tease; similar to nerd, dweeb or geek; phrases: «what a dork», «don't be a dork», «dorky glasses».

### examples

- (slang) «You're such a dork,» laughed Emma when I fell off my chair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dork/#x1)
- (slang) He wore a dorky hat with a propeller on top. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dork/#x2)
- (slang) I don't care if people think I'm a dork; I love maths. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dork/#x3)
- (slang) Calling someone a dork just to hurt them is unkind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dork/#x4)
- (slang) My dad did a dorky dance at the wedding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dork/#x5)
- (slang) The main character in the film is a lovable dork. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dork/#x6)

### note

Slang; mostly US and Canada. Can hurt feelings when used to mock someone; think about how it sounds. Similar words: nerd, geek, dweeb, goof.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dork» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dork/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.