dorkus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dog-Latin dorkus, a facetious back-formation from English dork
Noun[edit]
dorkus (plural dorkuses)
- (colloquial) A silly or foolish person; a dork.
- 2000, Luis Gabriel Aguilera, Gabriel's Fire, page 70:
- "Push the door," screamed Carlos. "You dorkus!"
"Oh." I grabbed the handle of the door and moved forward.
- 2010, Nahall Nikoo Fells, Drowning in the Mainstream: Confessions of a Sister, page 87:
- “No, I don't hate you, dorkus! Believe me, I know you wouldn't do something like this on purpose.”
Usage notes[edit]
- May be used in dog-Latin expressions such as dorkus maximus or dorkus dorkissimus