See dork in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2001 December 3, Jack Price, “Re: Anybody @home?”, in pdx.computing (Usenet):",
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"word": "dumb genius"
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"word": "geek"
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"word": "nerdbrain"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:dork",
"word": "propeller head"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:dork",
"word": "weenie"
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"word": "Other:"
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"word": "dweeb"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:dork",
"word": "love-shy"
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"word": "saddo"
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"word": "flabbergast"
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