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wonkery

wonkery noun: the quality or activities associated with being a wonk.

Noun

wonkery (uncountable)

  1. The 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 of wonkery

From wonk + -ery.

Questions about wonkery

What does wonkery mean?
Wonkery means the quality or activities associated with being a wonk.
What part of speech is wonkery?
Wonkery is a noun.

Words near wonkery in the dictionary

  1. wonk out
  2. Wonkaesque
  3. wonkdom
  4. wonked out
  5. wonker
  6. wonkery
  7. wonkette
  8. wonkettes
  9. wonkfest
  10. wonkfests
  11. wonkier

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