WONK


Meaning of WONK in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' wä ŋ k, ' wo ̇ ŋ k

Function: noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1954

: a person preoccupied with arcane details or procedures in a specialized field broadly : NERD <a policy wonk > <a computer wonk >

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.