dork
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It was pulled two years later because of “high cost, privacy concerns, and public confusion about its purpose” — a polite rewording of “I look like a dork and everyone thinks I’m awful.”
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
If I looked like a dork, at least I could zoom quickly past the judgment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Meanwhile, Tess beams with satisfaction that age alone has made Anna a dork and her the cool grandma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
He doesn’t seem to be acting like a dork for the sake of views, or to trick us into believing his falsities.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2024
I didn’t even have a cell phone, which of course made me the biggest dork around.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
They’re practically statesmen compared with the dorks of yore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
We’re still shocked by the spin that Bessent and these other dorks have been issuing since the “pause” to claim that everything is going according to plan.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2025
You two dorks have both got more money than God, and likely better accountants.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2023
At bottom, though, Rogen’s movies are sweet, fumbling love stories about sweet, fumbling dorks, and this has helped them age well.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2021
While Peter stood on top like the king of all dorks, we snuck up the backside of the hill.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
