Remember when “email” was an odd word to use? When "Google" wasn’t even a word (except maybe for math nerds)? Well, now there are armies of clever people coming up with new words to describe/explain the human condition. Urban dictionaries have proliferated online, and as much as they’re everywhere (apparently), it takes a while to filter down to me, and now and then I’ll hear a new word and chuckle.
The latest is “adorkable”. I saw it used in a comment on this photo, and, of course, she is completely adorkable.
Adorkable, if it’s not already very self explanatory, is, according to Urban Dictionary, “Both dorky and adorable. A higher state of being all dorks strive towards.” “Dorky, yet strangely adorable.”
Now… I’m thinking I know some adorkable people. I could name names, but I’m not entirely sure it’s a desirable epithet. So I won’t. (But yes, I was thinking of you! You know who I’m talking about!!)
Tizzy… the onion girl… graciously agreed to let me use her photo, even tho I am holding her up as the poster girl for adorkable. In Tosh.0 style I could break down the photo to really cement the concept of adorkable… but I really just think the goggles speak for themselves.
And of course, to prove how behind the times I really am, there’s a whole Flickr group dedicated to adorkables, and it was a “growing group” 43 months ago! That’s like, 5 years or something. Okay, my maths suck… I only worked in a bank for 30 years! Call me adorkable!
Actually… it may not be such a bad epithet after all. Who do you know that's adorkable?
10 comments:
My ex-husband. If I knew he had a word to explain his condition, i would never have left him!
Why Peter...YOU are adorkable ;P
coming from you I know that's a compliment
Haha, I know some very adorkable people. : )
I got so sidetracked by flickr! Yes, indeed you're adorkable. Being adorkable is very nice thing to strive for, methinks.
dare I say you both (carla and artymama) were on my list?
cool word, I like it. Must remember it for future use.
I do believe it was one of my kids that suggested I use the goggles. They worked pretty well too. I love combining words, but I'm also kind of a nerd. Adorkable only sums up part of me. ;)
nerdiful? nerdgous?
Adorkable. Love it. :) And, actually, when I really think about it, I know LOADS of Adorkables. Adorkables rule! What's wrong with adorkable, anyway?
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