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Re: Wonk

#8159 10/18/2000 10:27 AM

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RhubarbCommando

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Warm welcome to you, Kmeson, as a fellow devotee to peculiar words.

tsuwm says, a wonk is a person who works or studies too much; I am wondering if "twonk" - a derogatory epithet that I have heard once or twice in UK - has any relationship to this word?

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Wonk Kmeson 10/16/2000 10:28 AM

Re: Wonk TEd Remington 10/16/2000 3:07 PM

Re: Wonk FishonaBike 10/19/2000 11:04 AM

Re: Wonk tsuwm 10/16/2000 6:14 PM

Re: Wonk Bridget 10/17/2000 7:27 AM

Re: Wonk RhubarbCommando 10/18/2000 10:27 AM

Re: Wonk Avy 10/19/2000 2:25 AM

Re: Wonk belMarduk 10/19/2000 3:27 AM

Re: Wonk FishonaBike 10/19/2000 10:47 AM

Re: Wonk Bingley 10/19/2000 4:44 AM

Re: Wonk FishonaBike 10/19/2000 10:28 AM

Re: Wonk RhubarbCommando 10/20/2000 2:37 PM

Slang FishonaBike 10/20/2000 6:34 PM

Re: Slang Father Steve 10/20/2000 6:58 PM

Re: Slang tsuwm 10/21/2000 1:46 AM

Re: Slang Father Steve 10/21/2000 6:39 AM

Re: Slang FishonaBike 10/23/2000 10:52 AM

Re: Slang paulb 10/21/2000 10:33 AM

Re: Slang Father Steve 10/22/2000 12:04 AM

Re: Slang lusy 10/22/2000 4:56 AM

Re: Slang Jackie 10/22/2000 10:25 AM

Re: Slang tsuwm 10/22/2000 8:28 PM

Re: Slang belMarduk 10/22/2000 8:36 PM

Re: Slang Jackie 10/23/2000 12:02 AM

Re: Slang jmh 10/23/2000 10:01 AM

Re: Slang Jackie 10/23/2000 10:05 AM

Re: Slang wsieber 10/23/2000 12:48 PM

Re: Slang shanks 10/23/2000 8:56 AM

Re: Wonk FishonaBike 10/23/2000 11:15 AM

Re: Wonk shanks 10/23/2000 12:21 PM

Re: Wonk Max Quordlepleen 10/23/2000 5:08 PM

Re: Wonk FishonaBike 10/23/2000 8:35 PM

Re: Wonk belMarduk 10/23/2000 9:28 PM

Re: Wonk RhubarbCommando 10/24/2000 3:34 PM

Re: Wonk FishonaBike 10/24/2000 10:46 PM

Re: Wonk tsuwm 10/24/2000 3:36 PM

Re: Billiards jmh 10/24/2000 4:20 PM

Re: Billiards FishonaBike 10/24/2000 11:02 PM

Re: Billiards jmh 10/24/2000 11:08 PM

Specialised knowledge here shanks 10/24/2000 9:20 PM

Re: Specialised knowledge here Max Quordlepleen 10/24/2000 11:25 PM

Re: Specialised knowledge here Jackie 10/25/2000 1:43 AM

Re: Specialised knowledge here Max Quordlepleen 10/25/2000 2:28 AM

Part 2 - Carrom shanks 10/25/2000 7:57 AM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom Max Quordlepleen 10/25/2000 9:46 AM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom shanks 10/25/2000 11:07 AM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom of troy 10/25/2000 9:13 PM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom Marty 10/25/2000 9:47 PM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom shanks 10/25/2000 10:08 PM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom FishonaBike 10/26/2000 8:42 AM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom shanks 10/26/2000 8:52 AM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom FishonaBike 10/26/2000 9:31 AM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom shanks 10/26/2000 9:48 AM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom Jackie 10/26/2000 9:52 AM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom FishonaBike 10/26/2000 10:03 AM

Oh all right, then shanks 10/26/2000 11:26 AM

Re: Oh all right, then Jackie 10/26/2000 12:27 PM

Re: Oh all right, then maverick 10/26/2000 3:32 PM

Re: Oh all right, then FishonaBike 10/26/2000 11:05 PM

Re: Oh all right, then Marty 10/26/2000 11:38 PM

Re: Oh all right, then wsieber 10/27/2000 8:44 AM

Re: Oh all right, then maverick 10/27/2000 11:55 AM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom Bingley 10/26/2000 4:41 AM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom jmh 10/26/2000 7:25 AM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom AnnaStrophic 10/27/2000 12:32 AM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom Jackie 03/11/2003 1:01 PM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom Capfka 03/17/2003 12:02 PM

Re: Part 2 - Carrom Jackie 03/18/2003 2:56 AM

Part 1 - 'Mumbai' shanks 10/25/2000 7:44 AM

Re: Part 1 - 'Mumbai' RhubarbCommando 10/25/2000 7:56 AM

Re: Part 1 - 'Mumbai' shanks 10/25/2000 8:05 AM

Re: Part 1 - 'Mumbai' Max Quordlepleen 10/25/2000 8:28 PM

Re: Part 1 - 'Mumbai' shanks 10/25/2000 10:07 PM

Re: Part 1 - 'Mumbai' belMarduk 10/26/2000 1:23 AM

Bother.... shanks 10/26/2000 8:06 AM

Re: Bother.... FishonaBike 10/26/2000 8:58 AM

Re: Part 1 - 'Mumbai' Jackie 10/26/2000 1:45 AM

Re: Part 1 - 'Mumbai' shanks 10/26/2000 8:10 AM

Re: Ethnic origin jmh 10/26/2000 8:15 AM

Re: Ethnic origin shanks 10/26/2000 8:33 AM

Indian Summary FishonaBike 10/26/2000 9:54 AM

Re: Part 1 - 'Mumbai' Avy 10/26/2000 8:18 AM

Re: Part 1 - 'Mumbai' shanks 10/26/2000 8:46 AM

Re: Part 1 - 'Mumbai' Avy 10/26/2000 11:25 AM

Re: Wonk Bingley 10/24/2000 4:46 AM

Re: Wonk Jackie 10/24/2000 9:50 AM

Re: Wonk FishonaBike 10/24/2000 1:10 PM

Re: Wonk Jackie 10/24/2000 1:32 PM

Tempting fate... shanks 10/24/2000 1:53 PM

Re: Tempting fate... Jackie 10/24/2000 2:10 PM

None taken shanks 10/24/2000 2:59 PM

Re: Tempting fate... FishonaBike 10/25/2000 11:24 AM

Re: Wonk Father Steve 10/19/2000 8:23 AM

Re: Wonk FishonaBike 10/19/2000 10:44 AM

Re: Wonk Father Steve 10/20/2000 7:40 AM

Re: Wonk FishonaBike 10/20/2000 4:37 PM

Wonk-speak Father Steve 10/26/2000 8:41 PM

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