The origins of the word
Dork by Breakfall’s reckoning :
in the late 60’s a lot of people were all about peace, love and having a good time. When one was cute and silly, you might be called a carrot.
(Eg. “Hey slow Joe, you’re such a carrot!”) Herbalists and growers (hippies) then started using the carrot’s botanical name which is Daucus.
(Eg. “Oi daucus...pass over the spliff already!) Over time it was verbally shortened to dauc which was then bastardised by misspelling into the word we all know today as
Dork.