Etymology
Origin of wonkish
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Then, Anna helps break down the economic crisis that is unfolding in Brazil and gets wonkish on the latest Fed rate cut and trade deficit.
From Slate • Dec. 21, 2024
It’s a common stage in the life cycle of a certain kind of wonkish professional.
From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2022
“These words that we’re using are so wonkish; they’re not good a conveying the scale and the grandeur of what’s happening here,” Booker said in an interview.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2021
Administration officials brief reporters on proposals that are laid out in lengthy, wonkish documents.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2021
Stuart Hutchison, thirty- four, attired in a Ren and Stimpy T-shirt, was a cerebral, somewhat wonkish Canadian cardiologist on leave from a research fellowship.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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