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wonkfest

wonkfest noun: a self-congratulatory meeting of wonks (overly studious individuals).

Noun

wonkfest (plural wonkfests)

  1. (informal) A self-congratulatory meeting of wonks (overly studious individuals).
    • Later that day he jetted off to New York on Concorde […] to participate in a multilateral wonkfest […]2004, Francis Wheen, How Mumbo Jumbo Conquered The World

Forms of wonkfest

pluralwonkfests

Origin of wonkfest

From wonk + -fest.

Questions about wonkfest

What does wonkfest mean?
Wonkfest means a self-congratulatory meeting of wonks (overly studious individuals).
What part of speech is wonkfest?
Wonkfest is a noun.
What is the plural of wonkfest?
The plural of wonkfest is wonkfests.

Words near wonkfest in the dictionary

  1. wonked out
  2. wonker
  3. wonkery
  4. wonkette
  5. wonkettes
  6. wonkfest
  7. wonkfests
  8. wonkier
  9. wonkiest
  10. wonkily
  11. wonkiness

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