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Wonk

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grindverb(transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
nerdnoun(slang, sometimes derogatory) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted.
swotnoun(intransitive, slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) To study with effort or determination.

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nerdnoun(slang, sometimes derogatory) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted.
swotnoun(intransitive, slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) To study with effort or determination.
grindverb(transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
spodnoun(colloquial) One who studies excessively and is disliked by fellow students because of it; a swot.
wonkettenoun(informal) A female wonk.
wonkfestnoun(informal) A self-congratulatory meeting of wonks (overly studious individuals).
dictionarynounA reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information.
dweebnoun(US, dated, originally university slang, now general slang, derogatory) A boring, studious, or socially inept person.
boffnoun(entertainment, slang) A big laugh.
grindernounAny of various machines or devices that grind things, such as by grinding them down or grinding them up.
keenonoun(slang, derogatory) A pupil who works hard; a swot.
wokescoldnoun(neologism, informal, derogatory) A person who criticizes or shames others for being insufficiently woke, or not supporting social justice causes.
studenoun(US, Philippines, slang, dated) A student.
woketardnoun(slang, derogatory) A woke person, particularly on the political left.
wokelnoun(slang) Somebody who speaks for progressive (“woke”) values in spite of missing education.
whipsternoun(informal, dated) a scholastic often pedantic person, wise guy
wowsernoun(Australia, New Zealand, derogatory) One with strong moral views against excessive consumption of alcohol, gambling, pornography, etc., who seeks to promulgate those views.
wooernounSomeone who woos or courts.
wankernoun(derogatory) A term of abuse.
gonknounA small fuzzy toy, popularized during wartime.

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