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Definitions for Wonk

[1] a student who spends much time studying and has little or no social life; grind.
[2] a stupid, boring, or unattractive person.
[3] a person who studies a subject or issue in an excessively assiduous and thorough manner: a policy wonk.
[4] informal a person who is obsessively interested in a specified subject a foreign policy wonk

Words related to Wonk

geek, nerd, brain, grub, bookworm, grind, dweeb, swotter

Words nearby Wonk

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Origin of Wonk

1960–65, Americanism ; of expressive orig.; nautical slang wonk “a midshipman,” Australian slang: “white person, homosexual” are probably independent formations

Other words from Wonk

wonk·ish , adjective

Word origin for Wonk

C20: of uncertain origin

Synonyms for Wonk

geek, nerd, bookworm, brain, dweeb, grind, grub, greasy grind, poindexter, swotter