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Dorky vs Darky - What's the difference?

dorky | darky |

As an adjective dorky

is like a dork, or having a dork's characteristics.

As a noun darky is

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dorky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Like a dork, or having a dork's characteristics.
  • * 1962 , Alain Robbe-Grillet, Last year at Marienbad page 167:
    • I entitled the piece "Dorky ", dork being slang for a person who does not belong to popular groups, usually an outsider, an odd person, sometimes inept, other times cranky.
  • * 1998 , Dana Redfield, Lucy Blue and the Daughters of Light ISBN 9781571741073
    • Anyway this dorky guy asks Sallyfrass to dance and she kind of likes him...

    darky

    English

    Noun

    (darkies)