wonk
wonk · wonks
An overly studious person, particularly a studentAn overly studious person, particularly a student.
US/wˈɑŋk/
Meaning
2 senses(derogatory, informal)An overly studious person, particularly a student.
Streber, Streberin
бота́нbotán
an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
(broadly, informal)A policy wonk or other intellectual expert.
Fachidiot, Theoretiker
Translations
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Origin
American English student slang 1954; perhaps navy slang before that. "Expert" sense populaAmerican 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.
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