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Definition of wonk noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wonk

noun
 
/wɒŋk/
 
/wɑːŋk/
(especially US English, informal)
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  1. (disapproving) a person who works too hard and is considered boring
  2. a person who takes a great deal of interest in the details of political policy
    • the President’s chief economic policy wonk
    3. Word Origin1920s: of unknown origin.
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