gunner
n.— «When I started reading law students’ blogs this past spring I kept encountering the word “gunner,” almost always used with great disdain. It was pretty easy to figure out what this slang coinage referred to: those law students who always need to volunteer an answer, and do so by in a manner that shows off how “smart” they think they are.» —“Gunning for Bear…and Wolves, But Not Nice Doggies” by Anthony Cerminaro Running With Lawyers Oct. 9, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Ever wonder what medieval England looked and sounded like? In Old English, the word hord meant “treasure” and your wordhord was the treasure of words locked up inside you. A delightful new book uses the language of that period to create...
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