"adorkable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ʌˈdɔɹkəbl̩/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adorkable.wav [Southern-England] 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: adorkableness, adorkably
    Sense id: en-adorkable-en-adj-OG8Owpbf Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

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