WONK


Meaning of WONK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwäŋk, ˈwȯŋk ]

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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.