Usually means: Socially awkward, quirky, and unfashionable.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word dorky:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. dorky: Merriam-Webster
  2. dorky: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dorky: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Dorky, dorky: Wordnik
  5. dorky: Wiktionary
  6. dorky: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. dorky: Dictionary.com
  8. dorky: FreeDictionary.org
  9. dorky: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. dorky: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. American-Australian Slang Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. dorky: ESL Slang page
  4. dorky: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (dorky)

▸ adjective:  Like a dork.

Similar:
dorklike, adorkable, semi-dorky, nerdy, geekish, dopey, nerdlike, doofy, goofy, duncelike, more...

Opposite:
cool, hip, trendy, in

Types:
nerdy, geeky, dweeby, dorkish, dweebish, dweebie, more...

Colors:
    beige,     mustard yellow,     olive green,     burnt orange,     mauve, more...



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Similar:
dorklike, adorkable, semi-dorky, nerdy, geekish, dopey, nerdlike, doofy, goofy, duncelike, more...

Opposite:
cool, hip, trendy, in

Types:
nerdy, geeky, dweeby, dorkish, dweebish, dweebie, more...

Colors:
    beige,     mustard yellow,     olive green,     burnt orange,     mauve, more...



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