adorkable

English

WOTD – 18 January 2025

Etymology

Blend of adorable +‎ dork.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈdɔːkəbl̩/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈdɔɹkəb(ə)l/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)kəbəl
  • Hyphenation: adork‧a‧ble

Adjective

adorkable (comparative more adorkable, superlative most adorkable)

  1. (informal) Adorable in a dorky, socially awkward manner. [from early 21st c.]

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References

  1. ^ “adorkable, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023; “adorkable, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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