DORT

Etymology

Noun

dort (plural dorts)

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A sulky or sullen mood; the sulks.

Usage notes

• Usually used in the plural, the dorts.

Verb

dort (third-person singular simple present dorts, present participle dorting, simple past and past participle dorted)

(intransitive) To become pettish; sulk.

Anagrams

• dtor, trod

Proper noun

Dort (plural Dorts)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dort is the 31251st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 742 individuals. Dort is most common among White (55.12%) and Black/African American (40.03%) individuals.

Anagrams

• dtor, trod

Source: Wiktionary



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