wonk

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(person) by Quizro (2.7 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) Fri Apr 28 2000 at 19:45:54

1950s slang for nerd. A "policy wonk", for example, is someone who loves policy to a truly geeky degree.

(person) by SabreCat (3.3 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Tue May 23 2000 at 20:06:22

A weird person. A term used by MegaZeuxers, probably derived from the Australian slang word wonky. Can also be used as an interjection in response to a bizarre occurrence: "Wonk!"

(person) by heyoka (1.6 wk) (print) ? (I like it!) Thu May 25 2000 at 23:46:22

Wonk was the name of a koalabear in an old series of children's books.

Because of the overwhelming resemblence and his portly physique, Norman Lamont (an ill-fated and rather hapless Tory Chancellor of the Exchequer) was often referred to as Wonk. It is highly unlikely, however, that Wonk-the-koala would ever have consorted with Miss Whiplash or bounced cheques at his local offlicence.

Self-licking ice cream cone	wonky	Stealing a girlfriend	Software Developers vs. Drug Dealers
Antifreeze is not sweet	Donna Williams	Wired	De mortuis nil nisi bonum
G'wan	U.S. Military Space Policy	KB	B
V for Vendetta	The ESP Game	OL	The Rush Limbaugh Show
Everybody's Cyclopedia	Bootzilla	Francis the Talking Mule	Gilligan's theory of women's moral development
Viewtiful Joe	the revolution	Listen	fun

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