wonkery

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noun

The quality or activities associated with being a wonk

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Meanings

nounwonkery (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality or activities associated with being a wonk

    The advertisers[…] got a nice mix of celebrity and wonkery, but the dinner had the feeling of an artifact, not of a contemporary event.

    2007 April 23, David Carr, “Carson-Era Humor, Post-Colbert”, in New York Times

Origin

From wonk + -ery.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“wonkery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonkery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wonkery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonkery.

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