different between wonkfest vs wonk

English

Etymology

wonk +? -fest

Noun

wonkfest (plural wonkfests)

1. (informal) A self-congratulatory meeting of wonks (overly studious individuals).
   • 2004, Francis Wheen, How Mumbo Jumbo Conquered The World

     Later that day he jetted off to New York on Concorde […] to participate in a multilateral wonkfest […]

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)

1. (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.

2. (by extension, informal) A policy wonk or other intellectual expert.

Derived terms

• policy wonk
• wonkfest
• wonkish

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References

Further reading

• A.Word.A.Day--wonk

Anagrams

• Kwon, know