WONK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

Synonyms:

dweeb; grind; nerd; swot; wonk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("wonk" is a kind of...):

assimilator; learner; scholar (someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs)

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