Deborah Harrell wrote:
>
> --- Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > From: "Deborah Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > --- "Marvin Long, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Wank. Wank.
> > > <much snippage>
> > >
> > > Well, I'm sure it isn't the noise a duck makes
> > > (although it sort of resembles The Penguin's
> > musings, if you think of it as nasally
> > > pronounced)... ;)
> > >
> > > Pretend I'm an alien from outer space, and haven't
> > a good idea of what "wank" means.
> > >
> >
> > >From the National Lampoon Guide To Sexual Health:
> <definition snipped>
>
> Umm, not at all what I was assuming: some political
> term... yes, belonging to this list is definitely
> educational...
Oh, that would be "wonk". I hear the term "policy wonk" a lot with
respect to politics.
My dictionary defines a "wonk" as "A student who studies excessively."
Slang term. Origin not given.
Julia
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