[governance] ITRs

[michael gurstein]

Think "nerd"…

 

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From: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of Norbert Klein
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 5:48 AM
To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org
Subject: [governance] ITRs

 

On 10/30/2012 10:48 PM, [somebody] wrote:

wonk code

Have mercy with us who are still not native speakers of the language of the Angels=Anglish-English:

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wonk
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wonk/wɒŋk/ 

▶noun N. Amer. informal, derogatory 

*	1 a studious or hard-working person. 

■ (often policy wonk) a person who takes an excessive interest in minor details of political policy.

*	2 nautical slang an incompetent or inexperienced sailor, especially a naval cadet.

– derivatives 
wonkish adjective. 

– origin 1920s: of unknown origin.
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Do I now understand this sentence:

"I suspect this is policy wonk code for national-level control/administration of RPKI/BGPSEC."

Somewhat. - Not really.


Norbert Klein

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