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wonk
Main Entry: wonk
Pronunciation: \ˈwäŋk, ˈwȯŋk\
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1954
: a person preoccupied with arcane details or procedures in a specialized field; broadly : nerd <a policy wonk> <a computer wonk>
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wonky
Main Entry: won·ky
Pronunciation: \ˈwäŋ-kē\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): won·ki·er; won·ki·est
Etymology: probably alteration of English dialect wankle, from Middle English wankel, from Old English wancol; akin to Old High German wankōn to totter — more at wench
Date: 1918
1British : unsteady, shaky
2chiefly British : awry, wrong
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"There are more instances of the abridgment of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations"
James Madison
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