noun
dork
A vulgar term for the penis.
The rude joke uses dork as a vulgar name for the penis.
Etymology
This vulgar anatomical use is an early sense of dork. Its deeper origin is uncertain, so a particular shortening or sound change should not be asserted without evidence.
More examples
- The editor removed the vulgar word dork from the dialogue.
- The glossary marked this anatomical use of dork as crude.
- In that old slang passage, dork had a sexual meaning.
Forms
dork · dorks
Similar words
- penis
- The neutral anatomical term.