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Goofy vs Dorky - What's the difference?

goofy | dorky |

As a proper noun goofy

is a character: a slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh.

As an adjective dorky is

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

goofy

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(er)
  • silly, quirky
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=December 29 , author=Paul Doyle , title=Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=Glorious attacking and goofy defending: here was a match that encapsulated the madcap appeal of this season's Premier League.}}

    Derived terms

    * goofily * goofiness

    Etymology 2

    From the way the Disney character was first depicted surfing, with right foot forward. BBC Sport, "Sochi 2014: A jargon-busting guide to the halfpipe", 11 February 2014

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (snowboarding) riding with right foot forward.

    • Related terms

    * (snowboarding) goofy-foot

    Antonyms

    * (snowboarding) regular

    Coordinate terms

    * (snowboarding) switch

    References

    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...