![]() I have heard the use of "dork" in US slang as a verb meaning sexual intercourse, particularly in the form "dorking". Stephen 16:19, 18 October 2008 (UTC) Reply Stephen, thanks for explaining! -This unsigned comment was added by 63.227.180.109 ( talk) at 12:34, 19 October 2008. Pejoratives are frequently used affectionately among intimate friends and family, not just in English but in most (all?) languages that have pejorative forms. ![]() I'm hearing the word "dork" a lot as meaning something along the lines of, "a lovable person who's into intellectual or non-mainstream things instead of 'trendy' things." For example, a guy who's into chess who you really want to date would be a "dork." Here, the difference between "dork" and "nerd" is that the dork is more interesting and likable than the nerd. JohnBoyTheGreat ( talk) 22:59, (UTC) Reply Dorcas given name If you know of a legitimate reference, then I'm sure we'd all be happy to know about it. ![]() I'm unaware of any reference of dork to whale penis in any use in literature at any time. The dork of the blue whale is the largest of all mammals'.) True fact.īarbarucita ( talk) 20:31, 18 October 2017 (UTC) Reply Not a true fact, unless you can provide some evidence that it is used in reference to whale penises. I can't edit it, but can someone mark the whale penis thing as unsourced? Nhinchey 00:53, 1 November 2008 (UTC) Reply Ī dork is actually the penis, usually used in reference to whales. Jakewayd ( talk) 02:07, 14 October 2018 (UTC) Reply No source for whale penis Also, when I feel like, I construct new logical words which are plainly understood, as with the word corruptor I just constructed from previously known words and roots. Can someone provide a citation for dirk? From Wikipedia - "One of the earliest documented uses of the word "dork" is a 1961 publication (referencing 1953), in which the meaning is clearly penis, but with no particular reference to whales." Ric | opiaterein 23:09, 28 July 2007 (UTC) Reply Īfter all of this discussion, I think it's well established that "dork" means "penis." So, why is it that the penis definition is labelled as vulgar slang? I have never heard it used as such slang in America, so if we are to keep it labelled as slang, could someone figure out which english speaking country(ies) use it as such? - 72.48.100.121 20:24, 16 February 2008 (UTC) Reply I half suspect my family started the false definition of dork years ago the nerds in our family got so sick and tired of hearing that idiotic word, so we demonstrated our capacity to do what language corruptors throughout history routinely do - change it to our own purposes. (In whaler slang?) - Omegatron 20:04, (UTC) OED gives the earliest recorded usage in a poem, as a synonym for 'penis', deriving from 'dirk'. I wonder what the actual words are for these parts. Maybe there is some truth to these rumors? Maybe not. I was told the whale definition and a corresponding elephant definition in elementary school, and also have heard both applied to the word "dude". How it got mis-applied to whales specifically is an oddity.Ī muleskinner told me that dork referred to the penis of a mule, which, while being functional, is useless, as mules cannot breed. ![]() After, believe it or not, a conversation with a marine biologist at Scripps, we determined that "dork" never referred to any scientific description of a whale member. About a year ago I had a bet with a friend regarding the "whale" definition. Connel MacKenzie 05:23, (UTC)Īctually, I believe the "whale" definition is simply a common, incorrect definition. ![]() LostLeviathan 13:55, (UTC) Reply I've never heard of the "whale" meaning either, only the general sense. Could someone confirm that "dork" means "whale penis"? I'm told that, historically, it means "penis" more generally. ![]()
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