English
Etymology
Originally U.S. student slang (from 1967), probably from its earlier meaning term|penis (1964), itself probably an alteration of term|dick.
Pronunciation
a|US IPA|/d��ɹk/
a|UK IPA|/d��k/
rhymes|��(r)k
Noun
en-noun
- context|vulgar|slang A penis.
- context|US|pejorative|slang A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends. Often confused with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same intelligence level.
- context|US|slang|dated A contraction for door key child|�door key� child. The term for a boy or girl who is (or was) left alone for long periods, locking themselves inside with little to do, isolated, possibly poor, learning little, while a single parent (or both parents) work or are away. Origin: probably late 1930s or early 1940s US. Compare with the more neutral sounding term �latch-key children� popular with media and professionals in the 1980s.
Translations
trans-top|vulgar, slang: penis
Dutch: t-|nl|lul|m, t|nl|piemel|m, t|nl|dees|m
German: t+|de|Pimmel|m, t-|de|Rute|f, t+|de|Schwanz|m
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends
Croatian: t-|hr|kreten
Dutch: t|nl|seut|m|f, t-|nl|sul|m
Finnish: dorka, tollo
German: Dummkopf m, Schwachkopf m, Trottel m, Depp m, Deppin f
trans-mid
Norwegian: t-|no|dust|m
trans-bottom
trans-top|door key child
Dutch: t|nl|sleutelkind|n
trans-mid
trans-bottom
References
EtymOnLine?
wordorigins.org
ku:dork
ru:dork
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