Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wonk out

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: wonk out
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be excessively wonky; to obsess over minutiae, especially of technical or political matters.

Informal

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

wonks out (present, singular) wonking out (participle, present) wonked out (participle, past) wonked out (past)

Questions

What does wonk out mean?: To be excessively wonky; to obsess over minutiae, especially of technical or political matters.

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