Dork
Encyclopedia
Dork may refer to:
- USA pejorative slang for a quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends. Often confused with nerdNerdNerd is a derogatory slang term for an intelligent but socially awkward and obsessive person who spends time on unpopular or obscure pursuits, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities. Nerds are considered to be awkward, shy, and unattractive...
and geekGeekThe word geek is a slang term, with different meanings ranging from "a computer expert or enthusiast" to "a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts", with a general pejorative meaning of "a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp[ecially] one who is perceived to...
, but does not imply the same level of intelligence. - Vulgar slang for "penisPenisThe penis is a biological feature of male animals including both vertebrates and invertebrates...
" - Australasian snapperAustralasian snapperThe Australasian snapper or Pagrus auratus is a species of porgie found in coastal waters of New Zealand and Australia. Although it is almost universally known in these countries as snapper it does not belong to the Lutjanidae family...
, a species of sparidae fish sometimes called "dork" - Dork (EP)Dork (EP)Dork is an EP by American alternative rock band AFI, released on March 2, 1993 on Key Lime Pie Records. It is a split 7" with Loose Change , with AFI's Dork on one side and Loose Change's Stick Around on the other side.This was AFI's first release, put out within a year of forming, and was limited...
, an album by AFI - Dork TowerDork TowerDork Tower is an online comic created, written and drawn by John Kovalic. It chronicles the lives of a group of geeks living in the fictional town of Mud Bay, Wisconsin. Mud Bay's design is strongly influenced by the author's home town of Madison, Wisconsin. Topics have included role-playing...
, an online comic by John Kovalic - King DorkKing DorkKing Dork is a young adult novel by Frank Portman first published in 2006. It received recognition as a 2007 Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association. The novel features protagonist and disaffected slacker Tom Henderson in the fall of his high school sophomore year...
, a young adult novel by Frank Portman - Son of DorkSon of DorkSon of Dork were a British pop punk band formed by James Bourne after his previous band, Busted, split in January 2005. The name of the band came from a scene in the movie Problem Child where the chant "Son of Dork" is used. Their debut single, "Ticket Outta Loserville", was released in November...
, a UK pop punk band - 2Dorks.com, a web site run by Dwyer and MichaelsDwyer and MichaelsGreg Dwyer and Bill Obenauf, aka Bill Michaels, are the radio personalities and website authors known as Dwyer and Michaels. On air together since the late 1980s, they write, host and produce a popular morning show in the U.S. Midwest currently running on WXLP-FM in the Quad Cities. Their show was...
- Among users of the PoserPoserPoser is a 3D CGI rendering and animation software program optimized for models that depict the human figure in three-dimensional form, mostly used to pose and animate the figures in a similar way as a mannequin...
CGI program, "dork" is slang for the Poser 3 and Poser 4 man model - Dork: The Incredible Adventures of Robin ‘Einstein' Varghese, a novel by Sidin VadukutSidin VadukutSidin Vadukut is a columnist, writer and blogger from India. He is currently the managing editor of Livemint.com. In January 2010, Sidin's debut novel Dork: The Incredible Adventures of Robin 'Einstein' Varghese was published. This is the first part of the Dork trilogy and takes a satirical dig at...