Common Theories on the word "Dork" Part II: The Combinative Properties of "Dork"

The meaning and use of the word "Dork" is further conflated when you consider its combinative properties. Consider the meaning upon making it part of a compound word such as "Dork-Face." The menaing of Dork-face is difficult to ascertain when you try and take it as a literal statmenet. A face cannot be "Inept" anymore than it can be "foolish". It may be inept of foolish looking, but it is important to note that the expression is "dork-face," not "dork-face looking." So, the accepted definitions of "Dork" cannot apply grammitcally to this expression. Let us take the other definition of dork, and assume for a minute that "dork-face" literally means "The penis-face." This definition, to say the least, is vulgar and unacceptable for a number of reasons.
We must examine the instances where the term dork-face is actually used to determine why the vulgar definition is of no use to us. "Dork-face" is obviously meant to be an insult of sorts, making fun of the person whom you are addressing. Of course, the forcefulness of the term "dork-face" is extreemly lacking. Although I must admit that I once caused a girl to cry by using this insult, they were most likley forced tears made in jest. The simple truth is that the term dork-face does not, in fact, sound insulting. It is an insult best used with friends who are not going to take your insults seriously anyway. Of course, if the meaning of the insult were actually "the penis-face" people would never actually use this insult with their close friends, it is much to forceful an insult. Insults among friends are not meant to actually insult, but rather be used as a sort of common bond. Insults used towards enemies are meant to sting deep and pack a powerful meaning. Saying "You're a dork-face" to an enemy is not going to get you anything except for being beat beat up.
We can therefor logically see that dork-face is not a word to be used directed towards enemies and, if the meaning is in fact "the penis-face" not towards friends, either. And yet it is still used, thus, the meaning must be other than "the penis-face." However, we have already determined that, grammatically, the traditional meaning of the word dork and the new definition of the word dork according to Strong Bad (the owen sound standard "geek") do not fit.
This means, in fact, that the word dork must have some further underliying meaning that we have, as yet, not explored. I theorise that the problem here is not only with the individual word "dork," but also with the the combined word "face."
The history of name calling has given birth to a fascinating phrase: "Your face." This is part of a progression of insults that I need not enter into explaining in this discussion, all that need be know is that it is a generalised insult used when an appropriate come back in not available. For example, if you are insulted and do not know what to say, you could reply "your face," implying that the person who insulted you has some sort of fualt with their physical face. You are in essence saying that their face is in some way not normally, and using that as a counterpoint to what ever they have said to you. However, the argument "your face" is obviously weak and would not effectively insult your opponent. So, it has in fact taken a sort of status as a joke among friends, said in jest rather than insult. I believe that this is in fact where "dork-face" came from. There is no literally grammatical translation of the expression "dork-face" but rather, it is a derivative of the insult "your face." It is in fact implying that that fault of the face of your friend is dorkiness, or the property of being a dork. In essence, the term dork-face has been reduced to a combination of the two insults "your face" and "dork."
In essence, the combinative properties of the word "dork" are not, in fact, combinative at all, but rather synthetic. "Dork" does not combine to for a new meaning, but rather synthesises with other words to incorperate the meaning of both words.
So, in conclusion, Rosemary is still a dork-face.