WONK

swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb

(noun) an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wonk (plural wonks)

(derogatory, informal) An overly studious person, particularly student; a nerd.

(by extension, informal) A policy wonk or other intellectual expert.

Anagrams

• Kwon, know

Source: Wiktionary



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