"dorkus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dorkuses [plural]
Etymology: From dog-Latin dorkus, a facetious back-formation from English dork. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dorkus (plural dorkuses)
  1. (colloquial) A silly or foolish person; a dork. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-dorkus-en-noun-NVsX~VJ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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