Wonk - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |wɑːŋk|  American pronunciation of the word wonk
Brit.  |ˈwɑːnk|  British pronunciation of the word wonk

noun

- an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious (syn: grind, nerd, swot)

Extra examples

These are issues that would only interest policy wonks (=people interested in details of government).

Word forms

noun
singular: wonk
plural: wonks
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