wonk
Plural: wonks
Noun
- A person who is excessively studious or works too hard.
- an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
- An overly studious person, particularly a student.
- A policy wonk or other intellectual expert.
Verb
- To cram for exams.
Examples
- The Scrabble WONK knew every two-letter word and every possible hook.
Origin / Etymology
American English student slang 1954; perhaps navy slang before that. "Expert" sense popularized in the Clinton administration, 1993. Origin uncertain, possibly from wonky (“shaky, unreliable”) or wank, wanker or simply expressive.
Synonyms
dweeb, grind, nerd, swot, Nigel, dork, flabagast, flabaghast, flabbergast, gink, nosebleed
Scrabble Score: 11
wonk: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwonk: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wonk: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary