"adorkable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈdɔːkəbl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈdɔɹkəb(ə)l/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adorkable.wav Forms: more adorkable [comparative], most adorkable [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)kəbəl Etymology: Blend of adorable + dork. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|adorable|dork}} Blend of adorable + dork Head templates: {{en-adj}} adorkable (comparative more adorkable, superlative most adorkable)
  1. (informal) Adorable in a dorky, socially awkward manner. Tags: informal Derived forms: adorkability, adorkableness, adorkably Translations (adorable in a dorky, socially awkward manner): 呆萌 (dāiméng) [slang] (Chinese Mandarin), 萌萌噠 /萌萌哒 (méngméngda) [slang] (Chinese Mandarin), dorkamaisen suloinen (Finnish)
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