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WONK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wonk mean?
• WONK (noun)
The noun WONK has 1 sense:
1. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
Familiarity information: WONK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
dweeb; grind; nerd; swot; wonk
Hypernyms ("wonk" is a kind of...):
assimilator; learner; scholar (someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs)
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