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- US Pronunciation
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- [wongk]
- /wɒŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wongk]
- /wɒŋk/
Definitions of wonkish word
- noun wonkish a student who spends much time studying and has little or no social life; grind. 1
- noun wonkish a stupid, boring, or unattractive person. 1
- noun wonkish a person who studies a subject or issue in an excessively assiduous and thorough manner: a policy wonk. 1
- noun wonkish Nerdy; bookish; having the qualities of a wonk. 1
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Origin of wonkish
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
1960-65, Americanism; of expressive orig.; nautical slang wonk “a midshipman,” Australian slang: “white person, homosexual” are probably independent formations
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Parts of speech for Wonkish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wonkish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
wonkish usage trend in Literature
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