different between wonk vs wons
wonk
English
Etymology
American English student slang 1954; perhaps navy slang before that. "Expert" sense popularized in the Clinton administration, 1993. Origin uncertain, possibly from wonky (“shaky, unreliable”) or wank, wanker or simply expressive.
Noun
wonk (plural wonks)
- (derogatory, informal) An overly studious person, particularly student.
- Synonyms: nerd; see also Thesaurus:dork
- 2014, Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Pleasures of Reading, The: A Booklover's Alphabet (page 53)
- Previously, e-reading had been the domain of early adopters and new technology wonks.
- (by extension, informal) A policy wonk or other intellectual expert.
Derived terms
- policy wonk
- wonkfest
- wonkish
Translations
References
Further reading
- A.Word.A.Day--wonk
Anagrams
- Kwon, know
wonk From the web:
- what wonky means
- what wonk means
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- wonky mean
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- wonka what does that mean
wons
English
Verb
wons
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of won
Anagrams
- Snow, nows, owns, snow, sow'n, sown
French
Noun
wons m
- plural of won
Vilamovian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish w?s, from Proto-Slavic *?s?.
Noun
wons m
- moustache
wons From the web:
- what wins in poker
- what wins a straight or a flush
- what wins in powerball
- what wins in mega millions
- what wins in rock paper scissors
- what wins in texas holdem
- what wins wars
- what wins fire or ice
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