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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/30/2012 10:48 PM, [somebody]
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cite="mid:8A9113EA-A478-4093-94BE-4A1A8C6B4910@virtualized.org"
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<pre wrap="">wonk code</pre>
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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Have mercy with us who are
still not native speakers of the language of the
Angels=Anglish-English:<br>
<br>
= =<br>
</font><strong>wonk</strong><br>
<span class="small1">Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford
University Press:</span><br>
<span class="clickable enmon" onclick='redirectWR(event,
"OXdefinition")'><span class="hwg"><span class="hw" id="wonk119">wonk</span><span
class="ph">/wɒŋk/</span> </span><br>
<div class="sense"><span class="senseGP"><span class="psg">▶<span
class="ps">noun</span> </span><span class="la"><span
class="ge" title="Geography">N. Amer.</span> <span
class="reg" title="Register">informal</span>, <span
class="reg" title="Register">derogatory</span> </span>
<ul>
<li><span class="supr2">1</span> a studious or hard-working
person.
<p class="subSN">■ (often <span title="Variant Form"
style="font-weight:bold;">policy wonk</span>) a person
who takes an excessive interest in minor details of
political policy.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span class="supr2">2</span> <span class="la"><span
class="reg" title="Register">nautical slang</span> </span>an
incompetent or inexperienced sailor, especially a naval
cadet.</li>
</ul>
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<div class="subEntry"><span style="font-variant:small-caps;">–
derivatives</span> <br>
<b>wonkish </b><span class="psg"><span class="ps">adjective</span></span>.
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<div title="Etymology" class="etymentry"><span
style="font-variant:small-caps;">– origin</span> <span
class="dg" title="Origin">1920s</span>: of unknown origin.<br>
= =<br>
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Do I now understand this sentence:<br>
<br>
"I suspect this is policy wonk code for national-level
control/administration of RPKI/BGPSEC."<br>
<br>
Somewhat. - Not really.<br>
<br>
<br>
Norbert Klein<br>
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