wonk out

verb

To be excessively wonky; to obsess over minutiae, especially of technical or political matters.

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Meanings

verbwonk out (third-person singular simple present wonks out, present participle wonking out, simple past and past participle wonked out)

present singular third person wonks out · participle present wonking out · participle past wonked out · past wonked out

  1. informalTo be excessively wonky; to obsess over minutiae, especially of technical or political matters.
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APA

wonk out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonk%20out

MLA

“wonk out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonk%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wonk out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonk%20out.

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