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I keep hearing Paul Ryan described as a wonk so i googled it and its defined as
“a person preoccupied with arcane details or procedures in a specialized field”
Is it good to be a wonk? are any posters here wonkish?
I’m a Torah wonk.
im not
I’m a winky wonky stinky donkey.
It also says that a wonk is “a studious and hardworking person” so yes, it is probably good to be a wonk.
Goq, pretty much
You could start with counting sand grains.
The term “wonk” has its roots at Harvard College, where it was used by some students to refer to classmates who study particularly hard. It carries a negative connotation, implying that deep or excessive study is a sign that a “wonk” is not smart enough to understand his studies with only light effort.
The term is now used to refer to politicians, or their advisors, who have deep and substantive understanding of particular issues, as distinguished from politicians who are skillful at pandering to voters looking for easy answers on hard issues.
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