dorkery

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noun

Dorky behavior.

First used 1990sScrabble 15
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Meanings

noundorkery (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableDorky behavior.First known use 1990s

    > […] I've slipped > back into my dork mode instead of labeling my publications "self-parodies". > iq.net might not like dorkery either.

    1998 February 12, carrot, “Are we going to have to list the 10 Commandments?”, in alt.fan.oj-simpson (Usenet), archived from the original on 18 Jan 2025

Origin

From dork + -ery.

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APA

dorkery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorkery

MLA

“dorkery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorkery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dorkery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorkery.

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