dorkwad

English

Etymology

dork +‎ -wad

Pronunciation

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Noun

dorkwad (plural dorkwads)

1. (slang, derogatory) A dork.
   • 1996, Timothy Jay, What to Do When Your Students Talk Dirty, page 207:

     ...they have been exchanging insults in writing: "dickhead," "dillweed," "fuzzbutt," "dorkwad," "asswipe," and so forth.

   • 2005, Eric Dezenhall, Turnpike Flameout:

     Nixon, however, was seen as a chess club/marching band dorkwad. Uncool.

   • 2007, Michael Lopp, Managing Humans:

     What I learned: I've turned into a total dorkwad manager and can no longer communicate like a normal human being.