wonk

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In a nutshell: A yahoo invades your life with the intentional desire to annoy you, and a wonk is a stupid sort who annoys you without realizing it.

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  1. noun Slang A student who studies excessively; a grind.
  2. noun Slang One who studies an issue or a topic thoroughly or excessively: "leading a talkathon of policy wonks in a methodical effort to build consensus for his programs” (Michael Kranish).

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  • In a nutshell: A yahoo invades your life with the intentional desire to annoy you, and a wonk is a stupid sort who annoys you without realizing it. —  The Vail Trail - All Sections
  • What typifies the wonk is their utter unawareness of the world and people around them. —  The Vail Trail - All Sections
  • As a security wonk, I've long been of the opinion that the use of any secret spyware programs is unethical, unnecessary and abuse in of itself. —  eWeek Security Watch
  • I'm not asking you to be some kind of genius policy wonk -- that's what lege staff are for. —  BlueOregon
  • I would expect any healthcare wonk, even a self proclaimed one, to first address the explosion in mental health diagnosis codes since the last parity legislation before advocating for more. —  The Health Care Blog
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