wonk
IPA: wˈɑnk
noun
- (derogatory, informal) An overly studious person, particularly a student.
- (by extension, informal) A policy wonk or other intellectual expert.
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Examples of "wonk" in Sentences
- I Know that the policy wonk is the best on EVERY issue.
- What typifies the wonk is their utter unawareness of the world and people around them.
- Neither a headline-seeker nor a party rebel, he's best described as a wonk, a workhorse, a doer.
- I became acquainted with someone I call my plant "wonk" -- a walking human thinktank of botany named Eric.
- But university leaders are confident that "wonk" - which they define as "an intellectually curious person" or "a knowledgeable Washington insider" - captures something essential about American.
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