adorkable

English

WOTD – 18 January 2025

Etymology

Blend of adorable +‎ dork.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈdɔːkəbl̩/

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• (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.]

Derived terms

• adorkability
• adorkableness
• adorkably

Translations

adorable in a dorky, socially awkward manner

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 呆萌 (dāiméng) (slang), 萌萌噠 / 萌萌哒 (méngméngda) (slang)

• Finnish: dorkamaisen suloinen
• Macedonian: please add this translation if you can

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