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dorf¹

  • /ˈdɔːf/ UK
  • /ˈdɔɹf/ US

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)f

Where it comes from

In some cases from German Dorf and in others from the cognate Yiddish דאָרף (dorf). Doublet of dorp and thorp.

noun dorfs

  1. A village in a German-speaking area. This dorf contained some forty dwellings.

dorf²

  • /ˈdɔːf/ UK
  • /ˈdɔɹf/ US

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)f

noun dorfs

  1. freak. "So? What'a you want? That's stupid! You dorf! Yeah . . . okay. I'll see you when I get there. Get off my back, will you?" When you tell him that's no way to talk to a friend, he looks at you as though you're from another planet.
  2. broadly, humorous A dwarf.

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@misc{dorf_2026,
  title = {dorf},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dorf},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}