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Strictly for clarification purposes, what is a wonk? Is it a well accepted descriptor?--[[User:BLJones|BLJones]] 22:59, 18 September 2009 (EDT)
Strictly for clarification purposes, what is a wonk? Is it a well accepted descriptor?--[[User:BLJones|BLJones]] 22:59, 18 September 2009 (EDT)
::the Merriam Webster dictionary dates "wonk" to 1954, defining it as ''a person preoccupied with arcane details or procedures in a specialized field; broadly; "a policy wonk"; "computer wonk"'' [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 23:06, 18 September 2009 (EDT)
::the Merriam Webster dictionary dates "wonk" to 1954, defining it as ''a person preoccupied with arcane details or procedures in a specialized field; broadly; "a policy wonk"; "computer wonk"'' [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 23:06, 18 September 2009 (EDT)
::Thank you. I was hoping it had some meaning. It just sounded a bit "insulting." Perhaps because it's so similar looking to a British insult we all may be familiar with!--[[User:BLJones|BLJones]] 23:08, 18 September 2009 (EDT)