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    [Noun]  | "wonk" | \ ˈwäŋk \


    1: a person preoccupied with arcane details or procedures in a specialized field; broadly : nerd


    Origin: 1954 ;

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    [Adjective]  | "won*ky" | \ ˈwäŋ-kē \


    1: unsteady, shaky

    2: awry, wrong


    Origin: 1918 ;

     Probably alteration of English dialect wankle, from Middle English wankel, from Old English wancol; akin to Old High German wankōn to totter {mat|wench|};

    [Noun]  | "wonk" 


    1: a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits;


      * e.g., " ... the candidate has an army of policy wonks ready to write for him a position paper on virtually any issue "



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     [ "wonk" ]

    1: Can also be a "policy wonk". A person who looks into all the technical details of implementing a political policy, usually a back-room boy either in a political party or working for the government.

      * e.g.,  ... That's the general idea, we'll leave it to the policy wonks to figure out all the details. 

     [ "wonk" ]

    1: British slang word for the drug ketamine, due to its disassociative effects

      * e.g.,  ... Shall we get some wonk and chill out at mine? This is some well psychedelic wonk! I'm feeling a bit wonkey 

     [ "wonk" ]

    1: an expert -- often used in a derogatory way, as in someone who fixates on the minutae of an issue or a problem.

      * e.g.,  ... Did you hear Kerry's speech last night? No one wants to listen to a policy wonk for 2 hours. 

     [ "wonk" ]

    1: wonk is a term for masterbation in internet chat sites

      * e.g.,  ... hi there muffin what shall we do today well cupcake y dont we do abit of this and that get naked and have a wonk 

     [ "wonk" ]

    1: a nerd, someone really knowledgeable about a certain topic, someone who studies a lot

      * e.g.,  ... That guy is a real policy wonk 

     [ "wonk" ]

    1: Masturbation that goes sadly wrong or is attempted with a semi-erection.

      * e.g.,  ... She was a bit rough - it ended up with her trying to wonk me off. 

     [ "wonk" ]

    1: 1) The word 'know' spelled backwards.

      * e.g.,  ... That AlGore is such a wonk, he says that he invented the internet. 


     [ "wonk" ]

    2: Used to describe the talking heads on TV news shows who pretend to be experts.


     [ "wonk" ]

    3: 2) A know-it-all

     [ "wonk" ]

    1: To describe something that isn't quite right, slightly off or not working properly

      * e.g.,  ... That picture is on the wonk/ the minigun is on the wonk/ my brains are on the wonk. Originates from darkest, most remote parts of Suffolk (u.k) where everyone and everything is said to be'on the wonk'.And with very good reason. 

     [ "wonk" ]

    1: to have a wank and walk at the same time

      * e.g.,  ... fuck this im off for a wonk 

     [ "wonk" ]

    1:  (noun) One who is in any kind of intoxicating state. One who is not sober.

      * e.g.,  ... I just drank that whole fifth of Bacardi and I am so wonked. 


     [ "wonk" ]

    2:  (verb) wonked/wonking - One who is injesting legal/illegal substances, which result in an intoxicating effect on the body.

      * e.g.,  ... Billy just did like fifty lines of coke and he's acting pretty damn wonky. 


     [ "wonk" ]

    3:  (adjective) wonky - One who is acting out of charcter due to the consumption of legal/illegal substances.

      * e.g.,  ... Youre quite the wonk. 

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