wonk

Definitions


[wɒŋk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who takes an enthusiastic or excessive interest in the specialized details of a particular subject or field, especially political policy
(e.g: budget wonks will tell you that these projections are driven by unreliable economic assumptions)


Phrases:

Origin:
1920s (referring to an inexperienced naval cadet): of unknown origin




definition by Oxford Dictionaries