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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