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wonk  (wngk)
n. Slang
1. A student who studies excessively; a grind.
2. One who studies an issue or a topic thoroughly or excessively: "leading a talkathon of policy wonks in a methodical effort to build consensus for his programs" (Michael Kranish).
[Origin unknown.]
wonk [wɒŋk]
n
Informal a person who is obsessively interested in a specified subject a foreign policy wonk
[of uncertain origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wonk - an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studiouswonk - an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
dweeb, grind, nerd, swot
assimilator, learner, scholar - someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
Translations
wonk
n (US inf) → Streber(in) m(f) (inf); she’s a policy wonk → sie kennt die (Politik)richtlinien bis zum letzten Komma
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