Adorkable

Adorkable is an adjective that means fashionable or socially awkward in a way regarded as appealing or cute.  Although it’s a very recent addition to the English language, it’s a combination of two words that have been around for a while. The Latin-derived ‘adorable’ has been with us since the early 17th century while ‘dork’ emerged in the 1960s. Together they describe someone just goofy enough to be cute. Here’s an example of adorkable in use: When Shelly described me as adorkable, I took it as a compliment. But maybe I shouldn’t have. Especially when she talked about how cute it was when I couldn’t walk and chew gum at the same time.