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Meanings of wonk in English

An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious.

Usage of wonk in English
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I'm not a policy wonk, I don't know how to fix it.
The new yorker
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You don't have to be a game show wonk to follow it.
Reuters
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One Mercedes wonk recently put driver input at 20 per cent.
The Irish Times
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A smiling Bush connected more easily than serious super-wonk Al Gore.
The Guardian
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Translated from the wonk, that means no more intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Wired
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Bergmann, a Gestapo wonk, gives murderous orders from behind his desk and maps.
The Irish Times
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When it came to privatization, wonk seemed to be working out better than swashbuckler.
Confessions of a wall street analyst: a true story of inside inf...
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Hillary Clinton is a hugely knowledgeable policy wonk but is not a natural performer.
Radio NZ
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Until now she's been a policy wonk, consultant and strategist.
The Guardian
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George turned to Mark Bowman, one of his policy wonk sidekicks at the Treasury.
The Guardian
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But almost immediately, he starts to wonk out with Ray Hayes, the lab's white-bearded manager.
Wired
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There are other aspects of the white paper that command the attention of a surveillance wonk.
The Guardian
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He's never been an engineer, a designer, a supply channel manager, or even a telecommunications wonk.
Wired
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I'm having dinner with a government statistics wonk on Wednesday, and will be sure to ask him.
Reuters
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Photo: AFP One was a policy wonk, a deep thinker and with some strong conservative social views.
Radio NZ
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We posted an article on hydrogen fuels by energy policy wonk Robert Zubrin a little while ago.
Wired
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